Recognised as Colour

#9876BA

#9876BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9876BA is a violet with RGB values 152, 118, 186 and HSL 270°, 33%, 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 Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#9876BA

RGBrgb(152, 118, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4627, 0.7294

RGB percentages59.6%, 46.3%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(270, 33%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 36.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK18.3%, 36.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,991,866

CSS custom property--colour: #9876BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23177WCAG 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 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#678945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6883BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F85B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#93808Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9 Orchid · ΔE 29.8 Slate blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98BA76

Analogous#7676BA, #BA76BA

Triadic#BA9876, #76BA98

Split complementary#BABA76, #76BA76

Tetradic#BA7676, #98BA76, #76BABA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E4DCED

Lighter +20%#CBBADC

Lighter +10%#B298CB

Darker −10%#7F55A8

Darker −20%#654486

Darker −30%#4C3364

Darker −40%#322143

More saturated +25%#985CD4

Less saturated −25%#9890A0

Channel breakdown

R152

G118

B186

Red152 (59.6%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)33.01%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 76 · B BA

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