Recognised as Colour

#9876CE

#9876CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9876CE is a violet with RGB values 152, 118, 206 and HSL 263°, 47%, 64%. 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#9876CE

RGBrgb(152, 118, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4627, 0.8078

RGB percentages59.6%, 46.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(263.2, 47.3%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 42.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK26.2%, 42.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,991,886

CSS custom property--colour: #9876CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1

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

Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#678931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E86D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6586CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8E8598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 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 text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8 Slate blue · ΔE 20.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4 Plum · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 25.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACCE76

Analogous#7680CE, #C476CE

Triadic#CE9876, #76CE98

Split complementary#CEC476, #80CE76

Tetradic#CE7680, #ACCE76, #76CEC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDE7F6

Lighter +20%#D0C1E9

Lighter +10%#B49CDB

Darker −10%#7C50C1

Darker −20%#633AA4

Darker −30%#4C2D7E

Darker −40%#362058

More saturated +25%#935FE5

Less saturated −25%#9D8DB7

Channel breakdown

R152

G118

B206

Red152 (59.6%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue263.18°

Saturation (HSL)47.31%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 76 · B CE

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