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Colour

#9963EE

  • #9963EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9963EE is a violet with RGB values 153, 99, 238 and HSL 263°, 80%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9963EE#9963EE
HEX#9963EE
RGBrgb(153, 99, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3882, 0.9333
RGB percentages60%, 38.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(263.3, 80.3%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 58.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK35.7%, 58.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,052,590
CSS custom property--colour: #9963EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#669C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F81F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#307FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#86809Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8EE63
Analogous#6372EE, #DF63EE
Triadic#EE9963, #63EE99
Split complementary#EEDF63, #72EE63
Tetradic#EE6372, #B8EE63, #63EEDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EDFD
Lighter +20%#D5BFF8
Lighter +10%#B791F3
Darker −10%#7B35E9
Darker −20%#6017D4
Darker −30%#4C12A6
Darker −40%#370D78
More saturated +25%#9552FF
Less saturated −25%#9E79D8

Channel breakdown

R153
G99
B238
Red153 (60%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue263.31°
Saturation (HSL)80.35%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 63 · B EE

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