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Colour

#9959B5

  • #9959B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9959B5 is a violet with RGB values 153, 89, 181 and HSL 282°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9959B5#9959B5
HEX#9959B5
RGBrgb(153, 89, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.349, 0.7098
RGB percentages60%, 34.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(281.7, 38.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 50.8%, 71%)
CMYK15.5%, 50.8%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,049,973
CSS custom property--colour: #9959B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#66A64A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4570B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5875B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#97677Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Orchid · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75B559
Analogous#6B59B5, #B559A3
Triadic#B59959, #59B599
Split complementary#A3B559, #59B56B
Tetradic#B56B59, #75B559, #59A3B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E6F4
Lighter +30%#DAC3E4
Lighter +20%#C4A0D4
Lighter +10%#AF7CC5
Darker −10%#7E4497
Darker −20%#613474
Darker −30%#432451
Darker −40%#26142E
More saturated +25%#A53BD3
Less saturated −25%#8D7797

Channel breakdown

R153
G89
B181
Red153 (60%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue281.74°
Saturation (HSL)38.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 59 · B B5

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