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Recognised as Colour

#9C52AF

  • #9C52AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9C52AF is a violet with RGB values 156, 82, 175 and HSL 288°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9C52AF#9C52AF
HEX#9C52AF
RGBrgb(156, 82, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3216, 0.6863
RGB percentages61.2%, 32.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(287.7, 36.8%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 53.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK10.9%, 53.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,244,783
CSS custom property--colour: #9C52AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#63AD50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#406BB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5873ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9C6079no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65AF52
Analogous#6E52AF, #AF5293
Triadic#AF9C52, #52AF9C
Split complementary#93AF52, #52AF6E
Tetradic#AF6E52, #65AF52, #5293AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECDDF0
Lighter +30%#D8BBDF
Lighter +20%#C498CF
Lighter +10%#B075BF
Darker −10%#7D418D
Darker −20%#5E316A
Darker −30%#3F2147
Darker −40%#201124
More saturated +25%#AF32CF
Less saturated −25%#89728F

Channel breakdown

R156
G82
B175
Red156 (61.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue287.74°
Saturation (HSL)36.76%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 52 · B AF

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