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Colour

#9876AD

  • #9876AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9876AD is a violet with RGB values 152, 118, 173 and HSL 277°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9876AD#9876AD
HEX#9876AD
RGBrgb(152, 118, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4627, 0.6784
RGB percentages59.6%, 46.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(277.1, 25.1%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 31.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK12.1%, 31.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,991,853
CSS custom property--colour: #9876AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#678952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D81AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7484ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#967D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 29Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 29.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BAD76
Analogous#7C76AD, #AD76A7
Triadic#AD9876, #76AD98
Split complementary#A7AD76, #76AD7C
Tetradic#AD7C76, #8BAD76, #76A7AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F6F9
Lighter +30%#E0D6E6
Lighter +20%#C8B6D3
Lighter +10%#B096C0
Darker −10%#7F5A96
Darker −20%#644776
Darker −30%#493456
Darker −40%#2E2136
More saturated +25%#9E5BC8
Less saturated −25%#929192

Channel breakdown

R152
G118
B173
Red152 (59.6%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue277.09°
Saturation (HSL)25.11%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 76 · B AD

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