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Colour

#9A4CAA

  • #9A4CAA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9A4CAA is a violet with RGB values 154, 76, 170 and HSL 290°, 38%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#9A4CAA#9A4CAA
HEX#9A4CAA
RGBrgb(154, 76, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.298, 0.6667
RGB percentages60.4%, 29.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(289.8, 38.2%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 55.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK9.4%, 55.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,112,170
CSS custom property--colour: #9A4CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#65B355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A66ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#546FA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#9B5A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 19.8Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CAA4C
Analogous#6B4CAA, #AA4C8B
Triadic#AA9A4C, #4CAA9A
Split complementary#8BAA4C, #4CAA6B
Tetradic#AA6B4C, #5CAA4C, #4C8BAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9D6EC
Lighter +30%#D5B2DD
Lighter +20%#C28FCD
Lighter +10%#AF6CBD
Darker −10%#7A3C87
Darker −20%#5A2C64
Darker −30%#3A1D40
Darker −40%#1A0D1D
More saturated +25%#AE2DC9
Less saturated −25%#866B8B

Channel breakdown

R154
G76
B170
Red154 (60.4%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue289.79°
Saturation (HSL)38.21%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 4C · B AA

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