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Recognised as Colour

#966DEF

  • #966DEF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#966DEF is a violet with RGB values 150, 109, 239 and HSL 259°, 80%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#966DEF#966DEF
HEX#966DEF
RGBrgb(150, 109, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.4275, 0.9373
RGB percentages58.8%, 42.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(258.9, 80.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 54.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK37.2%, 54.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,858,543
CSS custom property--colour: #966DEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#699210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3187F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D84ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8088A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.2Medium purple · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6EF6D
Analogous#6D85EF, #D76DEF
Triadic#EF966D, #6DEF96
Split complementary#EFD76D, #85EF6D
Tetradic#EF6D85, #C6EF6D, #6DEFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F7FE
Lighter +20%#D8C9F9
Lighter +10%#B79BF4
Darker −10%#753FEA
Darker −20%#5718DE
Darker −30%#4513B0
Darker −40%#330E82
More saturated +25%#905DFF
Less saturated −25%#9D81DB

Channel breakdown

R150
G109
B239
Red150 (58.8%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue258.92°
Saturation (HSL)80.25%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 6D · B EF

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