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Recognised as Colour

#9884CD

  • #9884CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9884CD is a violet with RGB values 152, 132, 205 and HSL 256°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9884CD#9884CD
HEX#9884CD
RGBrgb(152, 132, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5176, 0.8039
RGB percentages59.6%, 51.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(256.4, 42.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 35.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK25.9%, 35.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,995,469
CSS custom property--colour: #9884CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#677B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7190D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#748ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8D909Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9CD84
Analogous#8495CD, #BD84CD
Triadic#CD9884, #84CD98
Split complementary#CDBD84, #95CD84
Tetradic#CD8495, #B9CD84, #84CDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F1F9
Lighter +20%#D5CDEA
Lighter +10%#B6A8DC
Darker −10%#7A60BE
Darker −20%#5F44A7
Darker −30%#4A3583
Darker −40%#36265F
More saturated +25%#8E6EE3
Less saturated −25%#A29AB7

Channel breakdown

R152
G132
B205
Red152 (59.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue256.44°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 84 · B CD

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