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Recognised as Colour

#9873CA

  • #9873CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9873CA is a violet with RGB values 152, 115, 202 and HSL 266°, 45%, 62%. 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

#9873CA#9873CA
HEX#9873CA
RGBrgb(152, 115, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.451, 0.7922
RGB percentages59.6%, 45.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(265.5, 45.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 43.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK24.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,991,114
CSS custom property--colour: #9873CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 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#678C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C84CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6484C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8F8295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 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 11.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 24.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5CA73
Analogous#737ACA, #C473CA
Triadic#CA9873, #73CA98
Split complementary#CAC473, #7ACA73
Tetradic#CA7379, #A5CA73, #73CAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE2F4
Lighter +20%#CEBDE6
Lighter +10%#B398D8
Darker −10%#7D4EBC
Darker −20%#643B9C
Darker −30%#4C2D77
Darker −40%#351F52
More saturated +25%#945BE2
Less saturated −25%#9C8BB2

Channel breakdown

R152
G115
B202
Red152 (59.6%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue265.52°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 73 · B CA

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