Recognised as Colour

#9862BF

#9862BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9862BF is a violet with RGB values 152, 98, 191 and HSL 275°, 42%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black 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#9862BF

RGBrgb(152, 98, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3843, 0.749

RGB percentages59.6%, 38.4%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(274.8, 42.1%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 48.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK20.4%, 48.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,986,751

CSS custom property--colour: #9862BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#679D40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B77C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A7ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#937188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5 Orchid · ΔE 20.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89BF62

Analogous#6962BF, #BF62B8

Triadic#BF9862, #62BF98

Split complementary#B8BF62, #62BF69

Tetradic#BF6962, #89BF62, #62B8BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F3FA

Lighter +30%#DFCFEB

Lighter +20%#C8AADD

Lighter +10%#B086CE

Darker −10%#7F45A9

Darker −20%#643685

Darker −30%#492761

Darker −40%#2D193C

More saturated +25%#9C46DB

Less saturated −25%#947EA3

Channel breakdown

R152

G98

B191

Red152 (59.6%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue274.84°

Saturation (HSL)42.08%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 62 · B BF

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