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Recognised as Colour

#9858B9

  • #9858B9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9858B9 is a violet with RGB values 152, 88, 185 and HSL 280°, 41%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9858B9#9858B9
HEX#9858B9
RGBrgb(152, 88, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3451, 0.7255
RGB percentages59.6%, 34.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(279.6, 40.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 52.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK17.8%, 52.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,984,185
CSS custom property--colour: #9858B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#67A746

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4070BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5475B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#956880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79B958
Analogous#6858B9, #B958A9
Triadic#B99858, #58B998
Split complementary#A9B958, #58B968
Tetradic#B96858, #79B958, #58A9B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E8F5
Lighter +30%#DAC4E6
Lighter +20%#C4A0D7
Lighter +10%#AE7CC8
Darker −10%#7E429C
Darker −20%#613378
Darker −30%#442355
Darker −40%#271431
More saturated +25%#A13AD7
Less saturated −25%#8F769B

Channel breakdown

R152
G88
B185
Red152 (59.6%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue279.59°
Saturation (HSL)40.93%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 58 · B B9

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