Colour

#962CBA

#962CBA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#962CBA is a violet with RGB values 150, 44, 186 and HSL 285°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#962CBA

RGBrgb(150, 44, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.1725, 0.7294

RGB percentages58.8%, 17.3%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(284.8, 61.7%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 76.3%, 72.9%)

CMYK19.4%, 76.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,841,850

CSS custom property--colour: #962CBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#69D345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2963B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Tritanopia#934C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 17 Purple · ΔE 20.8 Dark violet · ΔE 21.4 Blue violet · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50BA2C

Analogous#4F2CBA, #BA2C97

Triadic#BA962C, #2CBA96

Split complementary#97BA2C, #2CBA4F

Tetradic#BA4F2C, #50BA2C, #2C97BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5C2F0

Lighter +30%#D398E7

Lighter +20%#C16FDD

Lighter +10%#AF46D3

Darker −10%#752291

Darker −20%#531868

Darker −30%#320F3E

Darker −40%#110515

More saturated +25%#A40FD7

Less saturated −25%#88499D

Channel breakdown

R150

G44

B186

Red150 (58.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue284.79°

Saturation (HSL)61.74%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 2C · B BA

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