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Colour

#9866CD

  • #9866CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9866CD is a violet with RGB values 152, 102, 205 and HSL 269°, 51%, 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

#9866CD#9866CD
HEX#9866CD
RGBrgb(152, 102, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4, 0.8039
RGB percentages59.6%, 40%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(269.1, 50.7%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 50.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK25.9%, 50.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,987,789
CSS custom property--colour: #9866CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#679932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#557DCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8F7890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.4Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BCD66
Analogous#6668CD, #CB66CD
Triadic#CD9866, #66CD98
Split complementary#CDCC66, #68CD66
Tetradic#CD6668, #9BCD66, #66CDCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6D9F3
Lighter +20%#CCB3E6
Lighter +10%#B28CDA
Darker −10%#7E40C0
Darker −20%#65329B
Darker −30%#4C2674
Darker −40%#33194E
More saturated +25%#974DE6
Less saturated −25%#997FB4

Channel breakdown

R152
G102
B205
Red152 (59.6%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue269.13°
Saturation (HSL)50.74%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 66 · B CD

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