Colour

#9873DB

#9873DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9873DB is a violet with RGB values 152, 115, 219 and HSL 261°, 59%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9873DB

RGBrgb(152, 115, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.451, 0.8588

RGB percentages59.6%, 45.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(261.3, 59.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 47.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK30.6%, 47.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,991,131

CSS custom property--colour: #9873DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#678C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5187DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A86D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#8A869Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 2.2 Slate blue · ΔE 14.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3 Royal blue · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 2.25, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6DB73

Analogous#7382DB, #CC73DB

Triadic#DB9873, #73DB98

Split complementary#DBCC73, #82DB73

Tetradic#DB7382, #B6DB73, #73DBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EDFA

Lighter +20%#D4C4F0

Lighter +10%#B69CE5

Darker −10%#7A4AD1

Darker −20%#602FB9

Darker −30%#4B2590

Darker −40%#361B67

More saturated +25%#925DF1

Less saturated −25%#9E89C5

Channel breakdown

R152

G115

B219

Red152 (59.6%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue261.35°

Saturation (HSL)59.09%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 73 · B DB

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