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Colour

#9A65BB

  • #9A65BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9A65BB is a violet with RGB values 154, 101, 187 and HSL 277°, 39%, 56%. 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

#9A65BB#9A65BB
HEX#9A65BB
RGBrgb(154, 101, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3961, 0.7333
RGB percentages60.4%, 39.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(277, 38.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 46%, 73.3%)
CMYK17.6%, 46%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,118,587
CSS custom property--colour: #9A65BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#659A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5278BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#607CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#967287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Orchid · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86BB65
Analogous#6F65BB, #BB65B1
Triadic#BB9A65, #65BB9A
Split complementary#B1BB65, #65BB6F
Tetradic#BB6F65, #86BB65, #65B1BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F3F9
Lighter +30%#E0CFEA
Lighter +20%#C8ACDA
Lighter +10%#B188CB
Darker −10%#8149A4
Darker −20%#653981
Darker −30%#4A295E
Darker −40%#2E1A3A
More saturated +25%#A049D7
Less saturated −25%#94819F

Channel breakdown

R154
G101
B187
Red154 (60.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue276.98°
Saturation (HSL)38.74%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 65 · B BB

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