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Colour

#9766CB

  • #9766CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9766CB is a violet with RGB values 151, 102, 203 and HSL 269°, 49%, 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

#9766CB#9766CB
HEX#9766CB
RGBrgb(151, 102, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4, 0.7961
RGB percentages59.2%, 40%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(269.1, 49.3%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 49.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK25.6%, 49.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,922,251
CSS custom property--colour: #9766CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 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#787878
Inverted#689934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#487BCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#557DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#8E788Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 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 6.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Orchid · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ACB66
Analogous#6667CB, #CA66CB
Triadic#CB9766, #66CB97
Split complementary#CBCA66, #67CB66
Tetradic#CB6667, #9ACB66, #66CBCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E5D8F2
Lighter +20%#CBB2E5
Lighter +10%#B18CD8
Darker −10%#7D40BE
Darker −20%#643398
Darker −30%#4B2771
Darker −40%#321A4B
More saturated +25%#964CE5
Less saturated −25%#9880B1

Channel breakdown

R151
G102
B203
Red151 (59.2%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue269.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.27%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 66 · B CB

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