Recognised as Colour

#9270A2

#9270A2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9270A2 is a violet with RGB values 146, 112, 162 and HSL 281°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#9270A2

RGBrgb(146, 112, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.4392, 0.6353

RGB percentages57.3%, 43.9%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(280.8, 21.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 30.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK9.9%, 30.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,597,090

CSS custom property--colour: #9270A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#6D8F5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#697AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#707DA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#917682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Steel blue · ΔE 28.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 23.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#80A270

Analogous#7970A2, #A27099

Triadic#A29270, #70A292

Split complementary#99A270, #70A279

Tetradic#A27970, #80A270, #7099A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0ECF2

Lighter +30%#D9CDDE

Lighter +20%#C1AECA

Lighter +10%#AA8FB6

Darker −10%#785887

Darker −20%#5D4468

Darker −30%#413049

Darker −40%#261C2A

More saturated +25%#9D52C0

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R146

G112

B162

Red146 (57.3%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue280.8°

Saturation (HSL)21.19%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 70 · B A2

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Colour harmonies

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