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Colour

#9967CC

  • #9967CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9967CC is a violet with RGB values 153, 103, 204 and HSL 270°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9967CC#9967CC
HEX#9967CC
RGBrgb(153, 103, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4039, 0.8
RGB percentages60%, 40.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(269.7, 49.8%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 49.5%, 80%)
CMYK25%, 49.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,053,580
CSS custom property--colour: #9967CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#669833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A7CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#577EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#917990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Orchid · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ACC67
Analogous#6768CC, #CB67CC
Triadic#CC9967, #67CC99
Split complementary#CCCB67, #68CC67
Tetradic#CC6768, #9ACC67, #67CCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6DAF2
Lighter +20%#CCB3E6
Lighter +10%#B38DD9
Darker −10%#7F41BF
Darker −20%#663499
Darker −30%#4D2773
Darker −40%#331A4D
More saturated +25%#994EE5
Less saturated −25%#9980B3

Channel breakdown

R153
G103
B204
Red153 (60%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue269.7°
Saturation (HSL)49.75%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 67 · B CC

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