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Recognised as Colour

#9833CB

  • #9833CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9833CB is a violet with RGB values 152, 51, 203 and HSL 280°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9833CB#9833CB
HEX#9833CB
RGBrgb(152, 51, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.2, 0.7961
RGB percentages59.6%, 20%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(279.9, 59.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 74.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK25.1%, 74.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,974,731
CSS custom property--colour: #9833CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#67CC34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1568C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Tritanopia#91577Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 0.9Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 0.88, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66CB33
Analogous#4C33CB, #CB33B2
Triadic#CB9833, #33CB98
Split complementary#B2CB33, #33CB4C
Tetradic#CB4C33, #66CB33, #33B2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAD5F5
Lighter +30%#D6ADEA
Lighter +20%#C184E0
Lighter +10%#AD5BD6
Darker −10%#7929A2
Darker −20%#5B1F79
Darker −30%#3C1451
Darker −40%#1E0A28
More saturated +25%#A213EB
Less saturated −25%#8E53AB

Channel breakdown

R152
G51
B203
Red152 (59.6%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue279.87°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 33 · B CB

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