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Recognised as Colour

#9762B2

  • #9762B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9762B2 is a violet with RGB values 151, 98, 178 and HSL 280°, 34%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9762B2#9762B2
HEX#9762B2
RGBrgb(151, 98, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3843, 0.698
RGB percentages59.2%, 38.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(279.8, 34.2%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 44.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK15.2%, 44.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,921,202
CSS custom property--colour: #9762B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#689D4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5274B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6079B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#956E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Orchid · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DB262
Analogous#6F62B2, #B262A5
Triadic#B29762, #62B297
Split complementary#A5B262, #62B26F
Tetradic#B26F62, #7DB262, #62A5B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EBF5
Lighter +30%#DBC9E4
Lighter +20%#C4A6D4
Lighter +10%#AE84C3
Darker −10%#7D4A97
Darker −20%#613975
Darker −30%#442853
Darker −40%#281830
More saturated +25%#A145CF
Less saturated −25%#8D7F95

Channel breakdown

R151
G98
B178
Red151 (59.2%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue279.75°
Saturation (HSL)34.19%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 62 · B B2

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