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Recognised as Colour

#9261EF

  • #9261EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9261EF is a violet with RGB values 146, 97, 239 and HSL 261°, 82%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9261EF#9261EF
HEX#9261EF
RGBrgb(146, 97, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.3804, 0.9373
RGB percentages57.3%, 38%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(260.7, 81.6%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 59.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK38.9%, 59.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,593,327
CSS custom property--colour: #9261EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#6D9E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C7CECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7B809Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEEF61
Analogous#6177EF, #D961EF
Triadic#EF9261, #61EF92
Split complementary#EFD961, #77EF61
Tetradic#EF6177, #BEEF61, #61EFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2ECFD
Lighter +20%#D2BEF8
Lighter +10%#B28FF4
Darker −10%#7233EA
Darker −20%#5716D4
Darker −30%#4411A6
Darker −40%#310C78
More saturated +25%#8D51FF
Less saturated −25%#9977D9

Channel breakdown

R146
G97
B239
Red146 (57.3%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue260.7°
Saturation (HSL)81.61%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 61 · B EF

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