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Recognised as Colour

#9548B8

  • #9548B8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9548B8 is a violet with RGB values 149, 72, 184 and HSL 281°, 44%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9548B8#9548B8
HEX#9548B8
RGBrgb(149, 72, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2824, 0.7216
RGB percentages58.4%, 28.2%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(281.3, 44.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 60.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK19%, 60.9%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,783,480
CSS custom property--colour: #9548B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#6AB747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2266BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#436CB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#925C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Purple · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BB848
Analogous#5D48B8, #B848A3
Triadic#B89548, #48B895
Split complementary#A3B848, #48B85D
Tetradic#B85D48, #6BB848, #48A3B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EADBF1
Lighter +30%#D5B6E3
Lighter +20%#C091D5
Lighter +10%#AA6DC6
Darker −10%#773994
Darker −20%#5A2B6F
Darker −30%#3C1D4A
Darker −40%#1E0F25
More saturated +25%#A128D8
Less saturated −25%#896898

Channel breakdown

R149
G72
B184
Red149 (58.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue281.25°
Saturation (HSL)44.09%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 48 · B B8

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