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Recognised as Colour

#9965FF

  • #9965FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9965FF is a violet with RGB values 153, 101, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9965FF#9965FF
HEX#9965FF
RGBrgb(153, 101, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3961, 1
RGB percentages60%, 39.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(260.3, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,053,119
CSS custom property--colour: #9965FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#669A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0382FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7F87A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBFF65
Analogous#657EFF, #E665FF
Triadic#FF9965, #65FF99
Split complementary#FFE665, #7EFF65
Tetradic#FF657E, #CBFF65, #65FFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DDCBFF
Lighter +10%#BB98FF
Darker −10%#7732FF
Darker −20%#5600FE
Darker −30%#4500CB
Darker −40%#330098
More saturated +25%#9965FF
Less saturated −25%#9F78EC

Channel breakdown

R153
G101
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue260.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 65 · B FF

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