Colour

#9A66EE

#9A66EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9A66EE is a violet with RGB values 154, 102, 238 and HSL 263°, 80%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9A66EE

RGBrgb(154, 102, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.4, 0.9333

RGB percentages60.4%, 40%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(262.9, 80%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 57.1%, 93.3%)

CMYK35.3%, 57.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,118,894

CSS custom property--colour: #9A66EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#659911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F83F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3781EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8782A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.2 Slate blue · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 16.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8 Royal blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAEE66

Analogous#6676EE, #DE66EE

Triadic#EE9A66, #66EE9A

Split complementary#EEDE66, #76EE66

Tetradic#EE6676, #BAEE66, #66EEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F0FD

Lighter +20%#D7C2F8

Lighter +10%#B894F3

Darker −10%#7C38E9

Darker −20%#6118D6

Darker −30%#4C13A8

Darker −40%#370E7A

More saturated +25%#9655FF

Less saturated −25%#9F7BD9

Channel breakdown

R154

G102

B238

Red154 (60.4%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue262.94°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 66 · B EE

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