Recognised as Colour

#9473BF

#9473BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9473BF is a violet with RGB values 148, 115, 191 and HSL 266°, 37%, 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

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HEX#9473BF

RGBrgb(148, 115, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.451, 0.749

RGB percentages58%, 45.1%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(266.1, 37.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 39.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK22.5%, 39.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,728,959

CSS custom property--colour: #9473BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#6B8C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6181C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6882BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8D7F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2 Plum · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9 Slate blue · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EBF73

Analogous#7378BF, #BA73BF

Triadic#BF9473, #73BF94

Split complementary#BFBA73, #78BF73

Tetradic#BF7378, #9EBF73, #73BFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4DCEF

Lighter +20%#C9B9DF

Lighter +10%#AF96CF

Darker −10%#7950AF

Darker −20%#61408C

Darker −30%#493069

Darker −40%#302046

More saturated +25%#915AD9

Less saturated −25%#978DA6

Channel breakdown

R148

G115

B191

Red148 (58%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue266.05°

Saturation (HSL)37.25%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 73 · B BF

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