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Recognised as Colour

#9483B9

  • #9483B9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9483B9 is a violet with RGB values 148, 131, 185 and HSL 259°, 28%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9483B9#9483B9
HEX#9483B9
RGBrgb(148, 131, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5137, 0.7255
RGB percentages58%, 51.4%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(258.9, 27.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 29.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK20%, 29.2%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,733,049
CSS custom property--colour: #9483B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#6B7C46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778CBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8BB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8D8B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Thistle · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B983
Analogous#838DB9, #AF83B9
Triadic#B99483, #83B994
Split complementary#B9AF83, #8DB983
Tetradic#B9838D, #A8B983, #83B9AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E5F0
Lighter +20%#CCC4DE
Lighter +10%#B0A4CB
Darker −10%#7862A7
Darker −20%#604D89
Darker −30%#493B68
Darker −40%#322848
More saturated +25%#8B6BD1
Less saturated −25%#9D9BA1

Channel breakdown

R148
G131
B185
Red148 (58%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue258.89°
Saturation (HSL)27.84%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 83 · B B9

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