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Recognised as Colour

#9278BE

  • #9278BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9278BE is a violet with RGB values 146, 120, 190 and HSL 262°, 35%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9278BE#9278BE
HEX#9278BE
RGBrgb(146, 120, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.4706, 0.7451
RGB percentages57.3%, 47.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(262.3, 35%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 36.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK23.2%, 36.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,599,166
CSS custom property--colour: #9278BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#6D8741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6784C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C84BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8A8392no 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 text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Slate blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4BE78
Analogous#7881BE, #B578BE
Triadic#BE9278, #78BE92
Split complementary#BEB578, #81BE78
Tetradic#BE7881, #A4BE78, #78BEB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5DFF0
Lighter +20%#CABDDF
Lighter +10%#AE9ACF
Darker −10%#7656AD
Darker −20%#5F448C
Darker −30%#47336A
Darker −40%#302248
More saturated +25%#8C5FD7
Less saturated −25%#9891A5

Channel breakdown

R146
G120
B190
Red146 (57.3%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue262.29°
Saturation (HSL)35%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 78 · B BE

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