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Recognised as Colour

#9A58B5

  • #9A58B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9A58B5 is a violet with RGB values 154, 88, 181 and HSL 283°, 39%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9A58B5#9A58B5
HEX#9A58B5
RGBrgb(154, 88, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3451, 0.7098
RGB percentages60.4%, 34.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(282.6, 38.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 51.4%, 71%)
CMYK14.9%, 51.4%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,115,253
CSS custom property--colour: #9A58B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#65A74A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#446FB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#5875B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#98667Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73B558
Analogous#6B58B5, #B558A2
Triadic#B59A58, #58B59A
Split complementary#A2B558, #58B56B
Tetradic#B56B58, #73B558, #58A2B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE5F4
Lighter +30%#DAC2E4
Lighter +20%#C59FD4
Lighter +10%#AF7BC5
Darker −10%#7F4397
Darker −20%#613374
Darker −30%#432450
Darker −40%#26142D
More saturated +25%#A73AD3
Less saturated −25%#8D7697

Channel breakdown

R154
G88
B181
Red154 (60.4%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue282.58°
Saturation (HSL)38.59%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 58 · B B5

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