Colour

#9679CA

#9679CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9679CA is a violet with RGB values 150, 121, 202 and HSL 261°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9679CA

RGBrgb(150, 121, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.4745, 0.7922

RGB percentages58.8%, 47.5%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(261.5, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK25.7%, 40.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,861,578

CSS custom property--colour: #9679CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#698635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6487CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6987C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8C8798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6 Plum · ΔE 23.7 Slate blue · ΔE 24 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ADCA79

Analogous#7984CA, #BF79CA

Triadic#CA9679, #79CA96

Split complementary#CABE79, #85CA79

Tetradic#CA7984, #ADCA79, #79CABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE7F5

Lighter +20%#CFC2E7

Lighter +10%#B39ED8

Darker −10%#7954BC

Darker −20%#613F9E

Darker −30%#4B307A

Darker −40%#342255

More saturated +25%#8F62E1

Less saturated −25%#9D90B3

Channel breakdown

R150

G121

B202

Red150 (58.8%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue261.48°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 79 · B CA

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