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Colour

#9964FF

  • #9964FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9964FF is a violet with RGB values 153, 100, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9964FF#9964FF
HEX#9964FF
RGBrgb(153, 100, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3922, 1
RGB percentages60%, 39.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(260.5, 100%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 60.8%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 60.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,052,863
CSS custom property--colour: #9964FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#669B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0082FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7F87A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAFF64
Analogous#647DFF, #E664FF
Triadic#FF9964, #64FF99
Split complementary#FFE664, #7DFF64
Tetradic#FF647D, #CAFF64, #64FFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#DCCAFF
Lighter +10%#BB97FF
Darker −10%#7731FF
Darker −20%#5700FD
Darker −30%#4500CA
Darker −40%#340097
More saturated +25%#9964FF
Less saturated −25%#9F77EC

Channel breakdown

R153
G100
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue260.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 64 · B FF

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