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Colour

#9A65CC

  • #9A65CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9A65CC is a violet with RGB values 154, 101, 204 and HSL 271°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9A65CC#9A65CC
HEX#9A65CC
RGBrgb(154, 101, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3961, 0.8
RGB percentages60.4%, 39.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(270.9, 50.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 50.5%, 80%)
CMYK24.5%, 50.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,118,604
CSS custom property--colour: #9A65CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#659A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#567DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#92778Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.8Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97CC65
Analogous#6765CC, #CC65CA
Triadic#CC9A65, #65CC9A
Split complementary#CBCC65, #65CC67
Tetradic#CC6665, #97CC65, #65CACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#E5D8F2
Lighter +20%#CCB2E5
Lighter +10%#B38BD9
Darker −10%#813FBF
Darker −20%#673398
Darker −30%#4D2672
Darker −40%#33194C
More saturated +25%#9B4BE6
Less saturated −25%#997FB2

Channel breakdown

R154
G101
B204
Red154 (60.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue270.87°
Saturation (HSL)50.24%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 65 · B CC

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