Recognised as Colour

#9574BA

#9574BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9574BA is a violet with RGB values 149, 116, 186 and HSL 268°, 34%, 59%. 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#9574BA

RGBrgb(149, 116, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4549, 0.7294

RGB percentages58.4%, 45.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(268.3, 33.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 37.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK19.9%, 37.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,794,746

CSS custom property--colour: #9574BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22426WCAG 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 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#6A8B45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6581BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C82B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8F7F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.5 Plum · ΔE 22.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.7 Orchid · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99BA74

Analogous#7476BA, #B874BA

Triadic#BA9574, #74BA95

Split complementary#BAB874, #76BA74

Tetradic#BA7476, #99BA74, #74BAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFE

Lighter +30%#E3DAED

Lighter +20%#C9B8DC

Lighter +10%#AF96CB

Darker −10%#7B53A8

Darker −20%#624286

Darker −30%#493164

Darker −40%#302141

More saturated +25%#945AD4

Less saturated −25%#968EA0

Channel breakdown

R149

G116

B186

Red149 (58.4%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue268.29°

Saturation (HSL)33.65%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 74 · B BA

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