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Recognised as Colour

#9664D5

  • #9664D5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9664D5 is a violet with RGB values 150, 100, 213 and HSL 267°, 57%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9664D5#9664D5
HEX#9664D5
RGBrgb(150, 100, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.3922, 0.8353
RGB percentages58.8%, 39.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(266.5, 57.4%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 53.1%, 83.5%)
CMYK29.6%, 53.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,856,213
CSS custom property--colour: #9664D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#699B2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B7CD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B7CD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8A7A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.6Slate blue · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3D564
Analogous#646AD5, #CF64D5
Triadic#D59664, #64D596
Split complementary#D5CF64, #6AD564
Tetradic#D5646A, #A3D564, #64D5CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8DCF6
Lighter +20%#CCB4EB
Lighter +10%#B18CE0
Darker −10%#7B3CCA
Darker −20%#632DA6
Darker −30%#4B227E
Darker −40%#331756
More saturated +25%#934BEE
Less saturated −25%#997DBC

Channel breakdown

R150
G100
B213
Red150 (58.8%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue266.55°
Saturation (HSL)57.36%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 64 · B D5

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