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Recognised as Colour

#9748BC

  • #9748BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9748BC is a violet with RGB values 151, 72, 188 and HSL 281°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9748BC#9748BC
HEX#9748BC
RGBrgb(151, 72, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2824, 0.7373
RGB percentages59.2%, 28.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(280.9, 46.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 61.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK19.7%, 61.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,914,556
CSS custom property--colour: #9748BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#68B743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D67C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#426DB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#935D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DBC48
Analogous#5D48BC, #BC48A7
Triadic#BC9748, #48BC97
Split complementary#A7BC48, #48BC5D
Tetradic#BC5D48, #6DBC48, #48A7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECDDF3
Lighter +30%#D7B8E5
Lighter +20%#C193D7
Lighter +10%#AC6DCA
Darker −10%#7A3899
Darker −20%#5C2A74
Darker −30%#3E1D4E
Darker −40%#210F29
More saturated +25%#A229DB
Less saturated −25%#8C679D

Channel breakdown

R151
G72
B188
Red151 (59.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue280.86°
Saturation (HSL)46.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 48 · B BC

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