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Colour

#9A66CB

  • #9A66CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9A66CB is a violet with RGB values 154, 102, 203 and HSL 271°, 49%, 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

#9A66CB#9A66CB
HEX#9A66CB
RGBrgb(154, 102, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.4, 0.7961
RGB percentages60.4%, 40%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(270.9, 49.3%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 49.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK24.1%, 49.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,118,859
CSS custom property--colour: #9A66CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#659934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#497CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#587EC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#92788Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Orchid · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97CB66
Analogous#6766CB, #CB66CA
Triadic#CB9A66, #66CB9A
Split complementary#CACB66, #66CB67
Tetradic#CB6766, #97CB66, #66CACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#E5D8F2
Lighter +20%#CCB2E5
Lighter +10%#B38CD8
Darker −10%#8140BE
Darker −20%#673398
Darker −30%#4D2771
Darker −40%#331A4B
More saturated +25%#9B4CE5
Less saturated −25%#9980B1

Channel breakdown

R154
G102
B203
Red154 (60.4%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue270.89°
Saturation (HSL)49.27%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 66 · B CB

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