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Recognised as Colour

#9261AD

  • #9261AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9261AD is a violet with RGB values 146, 97, 173 and HSL 279°, 32%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9261AD#9261AD
HEX#9261AD
RGBrgb(146, 97, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.3804, 0.6784
RGB percentages57.3%, 38%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(278.7, 31.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 43.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK15.6%, 43.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,593,261
CSS custom property--colour: #9261AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#6D9E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5272B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F76ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#906C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CAD61
Analogous#6C61AD, #AD61A2
Triadic#AD9261, #61AD92
Split complementary#A2AD61, #61AD6C
Tetradic#AD6C61, #7CAD61, #61A2AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE7F3
Lighter +30%#D7C6E1
Lighter +20%#C0A4D0
Lighter +10%#A983BE
Darker −10%#784B90
Darker −20%#5C396F
Darker −30%#40284D
Darker −40%#24172B
More saturated +25%#9B43CB
Less saturated −25%#897F8F

Channel breakdown

R146
G97
B173
Red146 (57.3%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue278.68°
Saturation (HSL)31.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 61 · B AD

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