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Recognised as Colour

#9823CD

  • #9823CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9823CD is a violet with RGB values 152, 35, 205 and HSL 281°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9823CD#9823CD
HEX#9823CD
RGBrgb(152, 35, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1373, 0.8039
RGB percentages59.6%, 13.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(281.3, 70.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 82.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK25.9%, 82.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,970,637
CSS custom property--colour: #9823CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#67DC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#91507Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.1Dark violet · ΔE 9.6Blue violet · ΔE 11.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 27.4Indigo · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58CD23
Analogous#4323CD, #CD23AD
Triadic#CD9823, #23CD98
Split complementary#ADCD23, #23CD43
Tetradic#CD4323, #58CD23, #23ADCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7C7F5
Lighter +30%#D49BEE
Lighter +20%#C170E7
Lighter +10%#AF44DF
Darker −10%#781CA1
Darker −20%#571476
Darker −30%#370D4A
Darker −40%#17051F
More saturated +25%#A305EB
Less saturated −25%#8D41AF

Channel breakdown

R152
G35
B205
Red152 (59.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue281.29°
Saturation (HSL)70.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 23 · B CD

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