Colour

#9A65EC

#9A65EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9A65EC is a violet with RGB values 154, 101, 236 and HSL 264°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9A65EC

RGBrgb(154, 101, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3961, 0.9255

RGB percentages60.4%, 39.6%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(263.6, 78%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 57.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK34.7%, 57.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,118,636

CSS custom property--colour: #9A65EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#659A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2082F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#3881E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#88819Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.4 Slate blue · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5 Royal blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7EC65

Analogous#6574EC, #DD65EC

Triadic#EC9A65, #65EC9A

Split complementary#ECDD65, #74EC65

Tetradic#EC6574, #B7EC65, #65ECDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3EDFD

Lighter +20%#D6C0F7

Lighter +10%#B892F2

Darker −10%#7C38E6

Darker −20%#621AD1

Darker −30%#4D14A4

Darker −40%#370F76

More saturated +25%#9652FF

Less saturated −25%#9F7BD6

Channel breakdown

R154

G101

B236

Red154 (60.4%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue263.56°

Saturation (HSL)78.03%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 65 · B EC

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