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Recognised as Colour

#9764FF

  • #9764FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9764FF is a violet with RGB values 151, 100, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9764FF#9764FF
HEX#9764FF
RGBrgb(151, 100, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3922, 1
RGB percentages59.2%, 39.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.7, 100%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 60.8%, 100%)
CMYK40.8%, 60.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,921,791
CSS custom property--colour: #9764FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#689B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7C87A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCFF64
Analogous#647EFF, #E564FF
Triadic#FF9764, #64FF97
Split complementary#FFE564, #7EFF64
Tetradic#FF647E, #CCFF64, #64FFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#DBCAFF
Lighter +10%#B997FF
Darker −10%#7531FF
Darker −20%#5300FD
Darker −30%#4200CA
Darker −40%#320097
More saturated +25%#9764FF
Less saturated −25%#9E77EC

Channel breakdown

R151
G100
B255
Red151 (59.2%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 64 · B FF

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