#9249B6

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #9249B6

When working with digital screens, the color #9249B6 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Rebeccapurple. Its digital footprint relies on 146 parts red, 73 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 20% cyan and 60% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9249B6
RGB146, 73, 182
HSL280.2°, 42.7%, 50.0%
CMYK20%, 60%, 0%, 29%
HSV280.2°, 59.9%, 71.4%
LAB44.6, 48.9, -45.4
XYZ22.7, 14.3, 45.8
Decimal9587126

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.85:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.27:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9249B6; }
.text-color { color: #9249B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9249B6; }

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