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Colour

#9A06BA

  • #9A06BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9A06BA is a violet with RGB values 154, 6, 186 and HSL 289°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9A06BA#9A06BA
HEX#9A06BA
RGBrgb(154, 6, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.0235, 0.7294
RGB percentages60.4%, 2.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(289.3, 93.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 96.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK17.2%, 96.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,094,266
CSS custom property--colour: #9A06BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#65F945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#175FB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Tritanopia#993E6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Dark violet · ΔE 14.1Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26BA06
Analogous#4006BA, #BA0680
Triadic#BA9A06, #06BA9A
Split complementary#80BA06, #06BA40
Tetradic#BA4006, #26BA06, #0680BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E891FB
Lighter +30%#DE5FFA
Lighter +20%#D42EF8
Lighter +10%#C308EB
Darker −10%#710489
Darker −20%#480357
Darker −30%#1F0126
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9E00C0
Less saturated −25%#8B1EA2

Channel breakdown

R154
G6
B186
Red154 (60.4%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue289.33°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 06 · B BA

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