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Colour

#9657B6

  • #9657B6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9657B6 is a violet with RGB values 150, 87, 182 and HSL 280°, 39%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9657B6#9657B6
HEX#9657B6
RGBrgb(150, 87, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.3412, 0.7137
RGB percentages58.8%, 34.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(279.8, 39.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 52.2%, 71.4%)
CMYK17.6%, 52.2%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,852,854
CSS custom property--colour: #9657B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#69A849

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#406EB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5373B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#93667Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77B657
Analogous#6657B6, #B657A7
Triadic#B69657, #57B696
Split complementary#A7B657, #57B666
Tetradic#B66657, #77B657, #57A7B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE5F4
Lighter +30%#D9C2E4
Lighter +20%#C29ED5
Lighter +10%#AC7BC5
Darker −10%#7B4298
Darker −20%#5E3374
Darker −30%#412351
Darker −40%#25142D
More saturated +25%#A039D4
Less saturated −25%#8C7598

Channel breakdown

R150
G87
B182
Red150 (58.8%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue279.79°
Saturation (HSL)39.42%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 57 · B B6

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