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Colour

#9968F8

  • #9968F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9968F8 is a violet with RGB values 153, 104, 248 and HSL 260°, 91%, 69%. 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

#9968F8#9968F8
HEX#9968F8
RGBrgb(153, 104, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4078, 0.9725
RGB percentages60%, 40.8%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(260.4, 91.1%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 58.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK38.3%, 58.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,053,880
CSS custom property--colour: #9968F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#669707

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0686FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2983F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8287A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7F868
Analogous#687FF8, #E168F8
Triadic#F89968, #68F899
Split complementary#F8E168, #7FF868
Tetradic#F8687F, #C7F868, #68F8E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAFF
Lighter +20%#DBC9FD
Lighter +10%#BA99FA
Darker −10%#7837F6
Darker −20%#590BEF
Darker −30%#4709BE
Darker −40%#34078D
More saturated +25%#9761FF
Less saturated −25%#9F7CE4

Channel breakdown

R153
G104
B248
Red153 (60%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue260.42°
Saturation (HSL)91.14%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 68 · B F8

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