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Recognised as Colour

#9848BC

  • #9848BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9848BC is a violet with RGB values 152, 72, 188 and HSL 281°, 46%, 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

#9848BC#9848BC
HEX#9848BC
RGBrgb(152, 72, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.2824, 0.7373
RGB percentages59.6%, 28.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(281.4, 46.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 61.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK19.1%, 61.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,980,092
CSS custom property--colour: #9848BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#67B743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E67C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#436EB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#955D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CBC48
Analogous#5E48BC, #BC48A6
Triadic#BC9848, #48BC98
Split complementary#A6BC48, #48BC5E
Tetradic#BC5E48, #6CBC48, #48A6BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECDDF3
Lighter +30%#D7B8E5
Lighter +20%#C293D7
Lighter +10%#AD6DCA
Darker −10%#7B3899
Darker −20%#5D2A74
Darker −30%#3F1D4E
Darker −40%#210F29
More saturated +25%#A429DB
Less saturated −25%#8C679D

Channel breakdown

R152
G72
B188
Red152 (59.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue281.38°
Saturation (HSL)46.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 48 · B BC

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