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Recognised as Colour

#9608BB

  • #9608BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9608BB is a violet with RGB values 150, 8, 187 and HSL 288°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9608BB#9608BB
HEX#9608BB
RGBrgb(150, 8, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.0314, 0.7333
RGB percentages58.8%, 3.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(287.6, 91.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 95.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK19.8%, 95.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,832,635
CSS custom property--colour: #9608BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#69F744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#035DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#93406Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.2Dark violet · ΔE 13Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DBB08
Analogous#3C08BB, #BB0887
Triadic#BB9608, #08BB96
Split complementary#87BB08, #08BB3C
Tetradic#BB3C08, #2DBB08, #0887BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E595FA
Lighter +30%#DA64F8
Lighter +20%#CE33F6
Lighter +10%#BD0AEC
Darker −10%#6F068A
Darker −20%#480459
Darker −30%#200228
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9B00C3
Less saturated −25%#8820A3

Channel breakdown

R150
G8
B187
Red150 (58.8%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue287.6°
Saturation (HSL)91.79%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 08 · B BB

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