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Recognised as Colour

#9562FF

  • #9562FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9562FF is a violet with RGB values 149, 98, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9562FF#9562FF
HEX#9562FF
RGBrgb(149, 98, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3843, 1
RGB percentages58.4%, 38.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.5, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK41.6%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,790,207
CSS custom property--colour: #9562FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#6A9D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7886A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCFF62
Analogous#627EFF, #E362FF
Triadic#FF9562, #62FF95
Split complementary#FFE362, #7EFF62
Tetradic#FF627E, #CCFF62, #62FFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#DAC8FF
Lighter +10%#B795FF
Darker −10%#732FFF
Darker −20%#5200FB
Darker −30%#4100C8
Darker −40%#300095
More saturated +25%#9562FF
Less saturated −25%#9C76EB

Channel breakdown

R149
G98
B255
Red149 (58.4%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 62 · B FF

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