Colour

#9766FF

#9766FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9766FF is a violet with RGB values 151, 102, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 70%. 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

#9766FF#9766FF

HEX#9766FF

RGBrgb(151, 102, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4, 1

RGB percentages59.2%, 40%, 100%

HSLhsl(259.2, 100%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 60%, 100%)

CMYK40.8%, 60%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,922,303

CSS custom property--colour: #9766FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#689900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0082FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7B88A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8 Blue violet · ΔE 22.3 Slate blue · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEFF66

Analogous#6681FF, #E466FF

Triadic#FF9766, #66FF97

Split complementary#FFE366, #82FF66

Tetradic#FF6681, #CEFF66, #66FFE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DCCCFF

Lighter +10%#BA99FF

Darker −10%#7433FF

Darker −20%#5200FF

Darker −30%#4100CC

Darker −40%#310099

More saturated +25%#9766FF

Less saturated −25%#9E79EC

Channel breakdown

R151

G102

B255

Red151 (59.2%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue259.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 66 · B FF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#9766FF

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else