HEX Color #9257CC (Mediumpurple)

About #9257CC

The precise color #9257CC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumpurple. Its digital footprint relies on 146 parts red, 87 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 28% C, 57% M, 0% Y, and 20% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9257CC

RGB146, 87, 204

HSL270.3°, 53.4%, 57.1%

CMYK28%, 57%, 0%, 20%

HSV270.3°, 57.4%, 80.0%

LAB48.6, 46.7, -51.7

XYZ26.2, 17.3, 59.1

Decimal9590732

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9257CC #91CC56

Analogous

#5756CC #CC56CB

Triadic

#CC9156 #56CC91

Tetradic

#CC5756 #91CC56 #56CBCC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#9257CC

#9E69D1

#AA7CD7

#B68FDD

#C2A1E2

#CEB4E8

#DAC7EE

#E6D9F3

#F2ECF9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#9257CC

#814DB5

#71439E

#613A88

#513071

#40265A

#301D44

#20132D

#100916

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.71:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.46:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.50:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.79:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9257CC; }

.text-color { color: #9257CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #9257CC; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple

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