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Recognised as Colour

#992EB2

  • #992EB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#992EB2 is a violet with RGB values 153, 46, 178 and HSL 289°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#992EB2#992EB2
HEX#992EB2
RGBrgb(153, 46, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.1804, 0.698
RGB percentages60%, 18%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(288.6, 58.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 74.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK14%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,038,962
CSS custom property--colour: #992EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#66D14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3864AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#99496Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8Dark magenta · ΔE 13Purple · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Indigo · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47B22E
Analogous#572EB2, #B22E89
Triadic#B2992E, #2EB299
Split complementary#89B22E, #2EB257
Tetradic#B2572E, #47B22E, #2E89B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5BEEE
Lighter +30%#D595E4
Lighter +20%#C56DD9
Lighter +10%#B544CF
Darker −10%#762489
Darker −20%#531961
Darker −30%#300F38
Darker −40%#0E0410
More saturated +25%#AA12CE
Less saturated −25%#884A96

Channel breakdown

R153
G46
B178
Red153 (60%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue288.64°
Saturation (HSL)58.93%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 2E · B B2

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