Colour

#9967BD

#9967BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9967BD is a violet with RGB values 153, 103, 189 and HSL 275°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9967BD#9967BD

HEX#9967BD

RGBrgb(153, 103, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4039, 0.7412

RGB percentages60%, 40.4%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(274.9, 39.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 45.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK19%, 45.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,053,565

CSS custom property--colour: #9967BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#669842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#537AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#607DBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#957589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8 Slate blue · ΔE 21.2 Orchid · ΔE 22.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8BBD67

Analogous#6E67BD, #BD67B6

Triadic#BD9967, #67BD99

Split complementary#B6BD67, #67BD6E

Tetradic#BD6E67, #8BBD67, #67B6BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F5FB

Lighter +30%#E1D2EB

Lighter +20%#C9AEDC

Lighter +10%#B18BCC

Darker −10%#8049A8

Darker −20%#653A84

Darker −30%#4A2A61

Darker −40%#2F1B3D

More saturated +25%#9D4CD8

Less saturated −25%#9582A2

Channel breakdown

R153

G103

B189

Red153 (60%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue274.88°

Saturation (HSL)39.45%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 67 · B BD

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