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Recognised as Colour

#9768EE

  • #9768EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9768EE is a violet with RGB values 151, 104, 238 and HSL 261°, 80%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9768EE#9768EE
HEX#9768EE
RGBrgb(151, 104, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4078, 0.9333
RGB percentages59.2%, 40.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(261, 79.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 56.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK36.6%, 56.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,922,798
CSS custom property--colour: #9768EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#689711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2484F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3781EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8284A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFEE68
Analogous#687CEE, #DA68EE
Triadic#EE9768, #68EE97
Split complementary#EEDA68, #7CEE68
Tetradic#EE687C, #BFEE68, #68EEDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F2FD
Lighter +20%#D6C4F8
Lighter +10%#B796F3
Darker −10%#773AE9
Darker −20%#5B18D8
Darker −30%#4813AA
Darker −40%#350E7C
More saturated +25%#9257FF
Less saturated −25%#9D7DD9

Channel breakdown

R151
G104
B238
Red151 (59.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue261.04°
Saturation (HSL)79.76%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 68 · B EE

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