Colour

#9575FF

#9575FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9575FF is a blue with RGB values 149, 117, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9575FF#9575FF

HEX#9575FF

RGBrgb(149, 117, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4588, 1

RGB percentages58.4%, 45.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(253.9, 100%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 54.1%, 100%)

CMYK41.6%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,795,071

CSS custom property--colour: #9575FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#6A8A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F8FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3589FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7793AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.9 Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Slate blue · ΔE 16.7 Royal blue · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DFFF75

Analogous#759AFF, #DA75FF

Triadic#FF9575, #75FF95

Split complementary#FFDA75, #9AFF75

Tetradic#FF759A, #DFFF75, #75FFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3DBFF

Lighter +10%#BCA8FF

Darker −10%#6E42FF

Darker −20%#470FFF

Darker −30%#3300DB

Darker −40%#2700A8

More saturated +25%#9575FF

Less saturated −25%#9E86EE

Channel breakdown

R149

G117

B255

Red149 (58.4%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue253.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 75 · B FF

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