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Recognised as Colour

#9562A3

  • #9562A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9562A3 is a violet with RGB values 149, 98, 163 and HSL 287°, 26%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9562A3#9562A3
HEX#9562A3
RGBrgb(149, 98, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3843, 0.6392
RGB percentages58.4%, 38.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(287.1, 26.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 39.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK8.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,790,115
CSS custom property--colour: #9562A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#6A9D5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5972A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6677A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#956A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 24.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70A362
Analogous#7462A3, #A36291
Triadic#A39562, #62A395
Split complementary#90A362, #62A375
Tetradic#A37562, #70A362, #6290A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE3EE
Lighter +30%#D6C2DC
Lighter +20%#C0A2C9
Lighter +10%#AB82B6
Darker −10%#794E84
Darker −20%#5B3B64
Darker −30%#3E2844
Darker −40%#211524
More saturated +25%#A743C2
Less saturated −25%#838184

Channel breakdown

R149
G98
B163
Red149 (58.4%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue287.08°
Saturation (HSL)26.1%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 62 · B A3

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