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Colour

#9472DC

  • #9472DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9472DC is a violet with RGB values 148, 114, 220 and HSL 259°, 60%, 65%. 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

#9472DC#9472DC
HEX#9472DC
RGBrgb(148, 114, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.4471, 0.8627
RGB percentages58%, 44.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(259.2, 60.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 48.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK32.7%, 48.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,728,732
CSS custom property--colour: #9472DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#6B8D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E86E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5584D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#84869Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 1Slate blue · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 0.96, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BADC72
Analogous#7285DC, #C972DC
Triadic#DC9472, #72DC94
Split complementary#DCC972, #85DC72
Tetradic#DC7285, #BADC72, #72DCC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EDFA
Lighter +20%#D2C4F0
Lighter +10%#B39BE6
Darker −10%#7549D2
Darker −20%#5B2EBA
Darker −30%#472491
Darker −40%#331A68
More saturated +25%#8C5CF2
Less saturated −25%#9C88C6

Channel breakdown

R148
G114
B220
Red148 (58%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue259.25°
Saturation (HSL)60.23%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 72 · B DC

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