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Recognised as Colour

#9276BD

  • #9276BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9276BD is a violet with RGB values 146, 118, 189 and HSL 264°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9276BD#9276BD
HEX#9276BD
RGBrgb(146, 118, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.4627, 0.7412
RGB percentages57.3%, 46.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(263.7, 35%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 37.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK22.8%, 37.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,598,653
CSS custom property--colour: #9276BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#6D8942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6583C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A83BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8A8191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1BD76
Analogous#767EBD, #B576BD
Triadic#BD9276, #76BD92
Split complementary#BDB576, #7EBD76
Tetradic#BD767E, #A1BD76, #76BDB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4DDEF
Lighter +20%#C9BBDE
Lighter +10%#AD98CE
Darker −10%#7754AC
Darker −20%#5F438A
Darker −30%#473268
Darker −40%#302146
More saturated +25%#8D5DD6
Less saturated −25%#978FA4

Channel breakdown

R146
G118
B189
Red146 (57.3%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue263.66°
Saturation (HSL)34.98%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 76 · B BD

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