Colour

#9A5CEA

#9A5CEA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9A5CEA is a violet with RGB values 154, 92, 234 and HSL 266°, 77%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9A5CEA

RGBrgb(154, 92, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3608, 0.9176

RGB percentages60.4%, 36.1%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(266.2, 77.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 60.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK34.2%, 60.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,116,330

CSS custom property--colour: #9A5CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#65A315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A7CE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Tritanopia#897A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Blue violet · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACEA5C

Analogous#5C65EA, #E15CEA

Triadic#EA9A5C, #5CEA9A

Split complementary#EAE15C, #65EA5C

Tetradic#EA5C65, #ACEA5C, #5CEAE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE4FB

Lighter +20%#D2B6F6

Lighter +10%#B689F0

Darker −10%#7E2FE4

Darker −20%#651AC6

Darker −30%#4E1499

Darker −40%#370E6C

More saturated +25%#9747FF

Less saturated −25%#9D73D3

Channel breakdown

R154

G92

B234

Red154 (60.4%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue266.2°

Saturation (HSL)77.17%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 5C · B EA

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