Colour

#9A68EE

#9A68EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9A68EE is a violet with RGB values 154, 104, 238 and HSL 262°, 80%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9A68EE

RGBrgb(154, 104, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.4078, 0.9333

RGB percentages60.4%, 40.8%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(262.4, 79.8%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 56.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK35.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,119,406

CSS custom property--colour: #9A68EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#659711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2684F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A82EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8784A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.7 Medium purple · ΔE 15.3 Slate blue · ΔE 15.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9 Royal blue · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCEE68

Analogous#6879EE, #DD68EE

Triadic#EE9A68, #68EE9A

Split complementary#EEDD68, #79EE68

Tetradic#EE6879, #BCEE68, #68EEDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F2FD

Lighter +20%#D7C4F8

Lighter +10%#B996F3

Darker −10%#7B3AE9

Darker −20%#6018D8

Darker −30%#4B13AA

Darker −40%#370E7C

More saturated +25%#9657FF

Less saturated −25%#9F7DD9

Channel breakdown

R154

G104

B238

Red154 (60.4%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue262.39°

Saturation (HSL)79.76%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 68 · B EE

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