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Recognised as Colour

#9847BD

  • #9847BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9847BD is a violet with RGB values 152, 71, 189 and HSL 281°, 47%, 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

#9847BD#9847BD
HEX#9847BD
RGBrgb(152, 71, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.2784, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.6%, 27.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(281.2, 47.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 62.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK19.6%, 62.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,979,837
CSS custom property--colour: #9847BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14856WCAG 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 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#67B842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1967C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#416EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#955D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 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 10.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CBD47
Analogous#5D47BD, #BD47A7
Triadic#BD9847, #47BD98
Split complementary#A7BD47, #47BD5D
Tetradic#BD5D47, #6CBD47, #47A7BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECDDF3
Lighter +30%#D7B8E5
Lighter +20%#C292D8
Lighter +10%#AD6DCA
Darker −10%#7B379A
Darker −20%#5D2A74
Darker −30%#3F1C4F
Darker −40%#210F29
More saturated +25%#A428DC
Less saturated −25%#8C669E

Channel breakdown

R152
G71
B189
Red152 (59.6%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue281.19°
Saturation (HSL)47.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 47 · B BD

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