Recognised as Colour

#9874C0

#9874C0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9874C0 is a violet with RGB values 152, 116, 192 and HSL 268°, 38%, 60%. 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

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HEX#9874C0

RGBrgb(152, 116, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4549, 0.7529

RGB percentages59.6%, 45.5%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(268.4, 37.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 39.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK20.8%, 39.6%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,991,360

CSS custom property--colour: #9874C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#678B3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6383C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A84BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#928091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2 Plum · ΔE 22.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26 Orchid · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CC074

Analogous#7476C0, #BE74C0

Triadic#C09874, #74C098

Split complementary#C0BE74, #76C074

Tetradic#C07476, #9CC074, #74C0BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6DDF0

Lighter +20%#CCBAE0

Lighter +10%#B297D0

Darker −10%#7E51B0

Darker −20%#65408E

Darker −30%#4C306B

Darker −40%#332048

More saturated +25%#975BD9

Less saturated −25%#998DA7

Channel breakdown

R152

G116

B192

Red152 (59.6%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue268.42°

Saturation (HSL)37.62%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 74 · B C0

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