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Recognised as Colour

#9A73EB

  • #9A73EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9A73EB is a violet with RGB values 154, 115, 235 and HSL 260°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9A73EB#9A73EB
HEX#9A73EB
RGBrgb(154, 115, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.451, 0.9216
RGB percentages60.4%, 45.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(259.5, 75%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 51.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK34.5%, 51.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,122,219
CSS custom property--colour: #9A73EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#658C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#458AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E88E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#878BA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Slate blue · ΔE 13.1Royal blue · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4EB73
Analogous#7388EB, #D673EB
Triadic#EB9A73, #73EB9A
Split complementary#EBD673, #88EB73
Tetradic#EB7388, #C4EB73, #73EBD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9FE
Lighter +20%#DACCF8
Lighter +10%#BAA0F1
Darker −10%#7A46E5
Darker −20%#5B1FD9
Darker −30%#4919AC
Darker −40%#361280
More saturated +25%#935FFF
Less saturated −25%#A187D7

Channel breakdown

R154
G115
B235
Red154 (60.4%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue259.5°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 73 · B EB

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