Colour

#9A65CE

#9A65CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9A65CE is a violet with RGB values 154, 101, 206 and HSL 270°, 52%, 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

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HEX#9A65CE

RGBrgb(154, 101, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3961, 0.8078

RGB percentages60.4%, 39.6%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(270.3, 51.7%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 51%, 80.8%)

CMYK25.2%, 51%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,118,606

CSS custom property--colour: #9A65CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#659A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#457CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#557ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#927890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.5 Slate blue · ΔE 14.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7 Orchid · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99CE65

Analogous#6565CE, #CE65CE

Triadic#CE9A65, #65CE9A

Split complementary#CECE65, #65CE65

Tetradic#CE6565, #99CE65, #65CECE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6D9F3

Lighter +20%#CDB2E7

Lighter +10%#B38CDA

Darker −10%#813EC2

Darker −20%#67319C

Darker −30%#4D2575

Darker −40%#34194E

More saturated +25%#9A4CE7

Less saturated −25%#9A7EB5

Channel breakdown

R154

G101

B206

Red154 (60.4%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue270.29°

Saturation (HSL)51.72%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 65 · B CE

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