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Colour

#9668C8

  • #9668C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9668C8 is a violet with RGB values 150, 104, 200 and HSL 269°, 47%, 60%. 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

#9668C8#9668C8
HEX#9668C8
RGBrgb(150, 104, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.4078, 0.7843
RGB percentages58.8%, 40.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(268.8, 46.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 48%, 78.4%)
CMYK25%, 48%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,857,224
CSS custom property--colour: #9668C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#699737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D7CCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#597DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8E798Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AC868
Analogous#686AC8, #C668C8
Triadic#C89668, #68C896
Split complementary#C8C668, #6AC868
Tetradic#C8686A, #9AC868, #68C8C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E4D8F1
Lighter +20%#CAB3E3
Lighter +10%#B08DD6
Darker −10%#7C44B9
Darker −20%#633694
Darker −30%#4A286F
Darker −40%#311B49
More saturated +25%#954EE2
Less saturated −25%#9782AE

Channel breakdown

R150
G104
B200
Red150 (58.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue268.75°
Saturation (HSL)46.6%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 68 · B C8

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