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Colour

#9865CB

  • #9865CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9865CB is a violet with RGB values 152, 101, 203 and HSL 270°, 50%, 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

#9865CB#9865CB
HEX#9865CB
RGBrgb(152, 101, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3961, 0.7961
RGB percentages59.6%, 39.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(270, 49.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 50.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK25.1%, 50.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,987,531
CSS custom property--colour: #9865CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#679A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477BCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#557DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#90778Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98CB65
Analogous#6565CB, #CB65CB
Triadic#CB9865, #65CB98
Split complementary#CBCB65, #65CB65
Tetradic#CB6565, #98CB65, #65CBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E5D7F2
Lighter +20%#CBB1E5
Lighter +10%#B28BD8
Darker −10%#7F40BD
Darker −20%#653397
Darker −30%#4C2671
Darker −40%#32194B
More saturated +25%#984BE5
Less saturated −25%#987FB1

Channel breakdown

R152
G101
B203
Red152 (59.6%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)49.51%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 65 · B CB

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