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Recognised as Colour

#9256A2

  • #9256A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9256A2 is a violet with RGB values 146, 86, 162 and HSL 287°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9256A2#9256A2
HEX#9256A2
RGBrgb(146, 86, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.3373, 0.6353
RGB percentages57.3%, 33.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(287.4, 30.6%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 46.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK9.9%, 46.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,590,434
CSS custom property--colour: #9256A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#6DA95D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A69A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#926074no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Purple · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66A256
Analogous#6C56A2, #A2568C
Triadic#A29256, #56A292
Split complementary#8CA256, #56A26C
Tetradic#A26C56, #66A256, #568CA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D9EB
Lighter +30%#D2B8D9
Lighter +20%#BD96C8
Lighter +10%#A875B6
Darker −10%#744481
Darker −20%#56335F
Darker −30%#38213E
Darker −40%#1A0F1D
More saturated +25%#A437C1
Less saturated −25%#807583

Channel breakdown

R146
G86
B162
Red146 (57.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue287.37°
Saturation (HSL)30.65%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 56 · B A2

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