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Colour

#9772EE

  • #9772EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9772EE is a violet with RGB values 151, 114, 238 and HSL 258°, 78%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9772EE#9772EE
HEX#9772EE
RGBrgb(151, 114, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4471, 0.9333
RGB percentages59.2%, 44.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(257.9, 78.5%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 52.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK36.6%, 52.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,925,358
CSS custom property--colour: #9772EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#688D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F8AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4787EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#828BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9Medium purple · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9EE72
Analogous#728BEE, #D572EE
Triadic#EE9772, #72EE97
Split complementary#EED572, #8BEE72
Tetradic#EE728B, #C9EE72, #72EED5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFE
Lighter +20%#DACDF9
Lighter +10%#B9A0F3
Darker −10%#7544E9
Darker −20%#551BDF
Darker −30%#4415B2
Darker −40%#331084
More saturated +25%#9061FF
Less saturated −25%#9F86DA

Channel breakdown

R151
G114
B238
Red151 (59.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue257.9°
Saturation (HSL)78.48%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 72 · B EE

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