Colour

#9857B8

#9857B8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9857B8 is a violet with RGB values 152, 87, 184 and HSL 280°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9857B8

RGBrgb(152, 87, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3412, 0.7216

RGB percentages59.6%, 34.1%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(280.2, 40.6%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 52.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK17.4%, 52.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,983,928

CSS custom property--colour: #9857B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#67A847

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F6FBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5474B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#95677Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6 Slate blue · ΔE 18.8 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Purple · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#77B857

Analogous#6857B8, #B857A7

Triadic#B89857, #57B898

Split complementary#A7B857, #57B868

Tetradic#B86857, #77B857, #57A7B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0E6F5

Lighter +30%#DAC3E5

Lighter +20%#C49FD6

Lighter +10%#AE7BC7

Darker −10%#7D419B

Darker −20%#603277

Darker −30%#432353

Darker −40%#26142F

More saturated +25%#A239D6

Less saturated −25%#8E759A

Channel breakdown

R152

G87

B184

Red152 (59.6%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue280.21°

Saturation (HSL)40.59%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 57 · B B8

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