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Recognised as Colour

#9872CF

  • #9872CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9872CF is a violet with RGB values 152, 114, 207 and HSL 265°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9872CF#9872CF
HEX#9872CF
RGBrgb(152, 114, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4471, 0.8118
RGB percentages59.6%, 44.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(264.5, 49.2%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 44.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK26.6%, 44.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,990,863
CSS custom property--colour: #9872CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#678D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5884D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6084CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8E8297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9Orchid · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9CF72
Analogous#727BCF, #C672CF
Triadic#CF9872, #72CF98
Split complementary#CFC672, #7BCF72
Tetradic#CF727B, #A9CF72, #72CFC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE4F6
Lighter +20%#D0BEE9
Lighter +10%#B498DC
Darker −10%#7C4CC2
Darker −20%#6438A3
Darker −30%#4C2B7D
Darker −40%#351E57
More saturated +25%#945AE7
Less saturated −25%#9C8AB7

Channel breakdown

R152
G114
B207
Red152 (59.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue264.52°
Saturation (HSL)49.21%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 72 · B CF

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