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Recognised as Colour

#9869BE

  • #9869BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9869BE is a violet with RGB values 152, 105, 190 and HSL 273°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9869BE#9869BE
HEX#9869BE
RGBrgb(152, 105, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4118, 0.7451
RGB percentages59.6%, 41.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(273.2, 39.5%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 44.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK20%, 44.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,988,542
CSS custom property--colour: #9869BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#679641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#557BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#617EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#93778Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Orchid · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FBE69
Analogous#6E69BE, #BE69B9
Triadic#BE9869, #69BE98
Split complementary#B9BE69, #69BE6E
Tetradic#BE6E69, #8FBE69, #69B9BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF7FC
Lighter +30%#E1D4EC
Lighter +20%#C9B0DD
Lighter +10%#B08DCD
Darker −10%#7F4AAA
Darker −20%#653A87
Darker −30%#4A2B63
Darker −40%#2F1C3F
More saturated +25%#9B4ED9
Less saturated −25%#9584A3

Channel breakdown

R152
G105
B190
Red152 (59.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue273.18°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 69 · B BE

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