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Recognised as Colour

#9875FF

  • #9875FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9875FF is a violet with RGB values 152, 117, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9875FF#9875FF
HEX#9875FF
RGBrgb(152, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.2, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.2, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,991,679
CSS custom property--colour: #9875FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#678A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#318FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#398AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#7C92AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.5Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCFF75
Analogous#7597FF, #DD75FF
Triadic#FF9875, #75FF98
Split complementary#FFDD75, #97FF75
Tetradic#FF7597, #DCFF75, #75FFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4DBFF
Lighter +10%#BEA8FF
Darker −10%#7242FF
Darker −20%#4C0FFF
Darker −30%#3800DB
Darker −40%#2B00A8
More saturated +25%#9875FF
Less saturated −25%#A086EE

Channel breakdown

R152
G117
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 75 · B FF

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