Recognised as Colour

#9886CD

#9886CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9886CD is a violet with RGB values 152, 134, 205 and HSL 255°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9886CD

RGBrgb(152, 134, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5255, 0.8039

RGB percentages59.6%, 52.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(255.2, 41.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.2, 34.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK25.9%, 34.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,995,981

CSS custom property--colour: #9886CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#677932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7491D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7690CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#8D92A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8 Plum · ΔE 21 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Steel blue · ΔE 27.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5 Slate blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBCD86

Analogous#8698CD, #BC86CD

Triadic#CD9886, #86CD98

Split complementary#CDBC86, #98CD86

Tetradic#CD8698, #BBCD86, #86CDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F2FA

Lighter +20%#D5CEEB

Lighter +10%#B7AADC

Darker −10%#7962BE

Darker −20%#5E45A8

Darker −30%#4A3684

Darker −40%#362760

More saturated +25%#8D71E2

Less saturated −25%#A39BB8

Channel breakdown

R152

G134

B205

Red152 (59.6%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue255.21°

Saturation (HSL)41.52%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 86 · B CD

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