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Colour

#9960FF

  • #9960FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9960FF is a violet with RGB values 153, 96, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9960FF#9960FF
HEX#9960FF
RGBrgb(153, 96, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3765, 1
RGB percentages60%, 37.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(261.5, 100%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 62.4%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,051,839
CSS custom property--colour: #9960FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#669F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0080FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7F84A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18Blue violet · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Dark violet · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6FF60
Analogous#6076FF, #E960FF
Triadic#FF9960, #60FF99
Split complementary#FFE960, #76FF60
Tetradic#FF6076, #C6FF60, #60FFE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9FF
Lighter +20%#DAC6FF
Lighter +10%#BA93FF
Darker −10%#782DFF
Darker −20%#5900F9
Darker −30%#4700C6
Darker −40%#350093
More saturated +25%#9960FF
Less saturated −25%#9F74EB

Channel breakdown

R153
G96
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue261.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 60 · B FF

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