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Recognised as Colour

#9844C3

  • #9844C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9844C3 is a violet with RGB values 152, 68, 195 and HSL 280°, 51%, 52%. 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

#9844C3#9844C3
HEX#9844C3
RGBrgb(152, 68, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.2667, 0.7647
RGB percentages59.6%, 26.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(279.7, 51.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 65.1%, 76.5%)
CMYK22.1%, 65.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,979,075
CSS custom property--colour: #9844C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#67BB3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#396DC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#935D7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.1Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FC344
Analogous#5844C3, #C344AF
Triadic#C39844, #44C398
Split complementary#AFC344, #44C358
Tetradic#C35844, #6FC344, #44AFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDEF5
Lighter +30%#D8B8E8
Lighter +20%#C391DC
Lighter +10%#AD6BCF
Darker −10%#7C33A1
Darker −20%#5E277A
Darker −30%#401B53
Darker −40%#220E2D
More saturated +25%#A225E2
Less saturated −25%#8E63A4

Channel breakdown

R152
G68
B195
Red152 (59.6%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue279.69°
Saturation (HSL)51.42%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 44 · B C3

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