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Recognised as Colour

#9606DE

  • #9606DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9606DE is a violet with RGB values 150, 6, 222 and HSL 280°, 95%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9606DE#9606DE
HEX#9606DE
RGBrgb(150, 6, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.0235, 0.8706
RGB percentages58.8%, 2.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(280, 94.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 97.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK32.4%, 97.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,832,158
CSS custom property--colour: #9606DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#69F921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#8A5382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.5Blue violet · ΔE 8.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium blue · ΔE 25.9Fuchsia · ΔE 31Magenta · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.51, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EDE06
Analogous#2A06DE, #DE06BA
Triadic#DE9606, #06DE96
Split complementary#BADE06, #06DE2A
Tetradic#DE2A06, #4EDE06, #06BADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4B3FD
Lighter +30%#D381FC
Lighter +20%#C150FA
Lighter +10%#B01EF9
Darker −10%#7405AC
Darker −20%#53037B
Darker −30%#310249
Darker −40%#100117
More saturated +25%#9800E4
Less saturated −25%#8D23C2

Channel breakdown

R150
G6
B222
Red150 (58.8%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 06 · B DE

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