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Recognised as Colour

#9766FA

  • #9766FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9766FA is a violet with RGB values 151, 102, 250 and HSL 260°, 94%, 69%. 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

#9766FA#9766FA
HEX#9766FA
RGBrgb(151, 102, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4, 0.9804
RGB percentages59.2%, 40%, 98%
HSLhsl(259.9, 93.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.9, 59.2%, 98%)
CMYK39.6%, 59.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,922,298
CSS custom property--colour: #9766FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#689905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A81F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7E87A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9FA66
Analogous#667FFA, #E166FA
Triadic#FA9766, #66FA97
Split complementary#FAE166, #7FFA66
Tetradic#FA667F, #C9FA66, #66FAE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAFF
Lighter +20%#DAC9FD
Lighter +10%#B997FC
Darker −10%#7535F8
Darker −20%#5508F2
Darker −30%#4406C1
Darker −40%#33058F
More saturated +25%#9561FF
Less saturated −25%#9E7AE6

Channel breakdown

R151
G102
B250
Red151 (59.2%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue259.86°
Saturation (HSL)93.67%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 66 · B FA

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