Colour

#9C4EAC

#9C4EAC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9C4EAC is a violet with RGB values 156, 78, 172 and HSL 290°, 38%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#9C4EAC#9C4EAC

HEX#9C4EAC

RGBrgb(156, 78, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3059, 0.6745

RGB percentages61.2%, 30.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(289.8, 37.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 54.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK9.3%, 54.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,243,756

CSS custom property--colour: #9C4EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#63B153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D68AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5671A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Tritanopia#9D5B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8 Orchid · ΔE 18.6 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 20.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EAC4E

Analogous#6D4EAC, #AC4E8D

Triadic#AC9C4E, #4EAC9C

Split complementary#8DAC4E, #4EAC6D

Tetradic#AC6D4E, #5EAC4E, #4E8DAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAD8EE

Lighter +30%#D7B5DE

Lighter +20%#C492CE

Lighter +10%#B06FBE

Darker −10%#7C3E89

Darker −20%#5C2E66

Darker −30%#3D1E43

Darker −40%#1D0E20

More saturated +25%#B12FCB

Less saturated −25%#876D8D

Channel breakdown

R156

G78

B172

Red156 (61.2%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue289.79°

Saturation (HSL)37.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 4E · B AC

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