Recognised as Colour

#9865FF

#9865FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9865FF is a violet with RGB values 152, 101, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 70%. 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

#9865FF#9865FF

HEX#9865FF

RGBrgb(152, 101, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3961, 1

RGB percentages59.6%, 39.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(259.9, 100%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.9, 60.4%, 100%)

CMYK40.4%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,987,583

CSS custom property--colour: #9865FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#679A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0082FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#7D87A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCFF65

Analogous#657FFF, #E565FF

Triadic#FF9865, #65FF98

Split complementary#FFE565, #7FFF65

Tetradic#FF657F, #CCFF65, #65FFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#DCCBFF

Lighter +10%#BA98FF

Darker −10%#7632FF

Darker −20%#5400FE

Darker −30%#4300CB

Darker −40%#320098

More saturated +25%#9865FF

Less saturated −25%#9E78EC

Channel breakdown

R152

G101

B255

Red152 (59.6%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue259.87°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 65 · B FF

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