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Recognised as Colour

#9A6BF2

  • #9A6BF2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9A6BF2 is a violet with RGB values 154, 107, 242 and HSL 261°, 84%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9A6BF2#9A6BF2
HEX#9A6BF2
RGBrgb(154, 107, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.4196, 0.949
RGB percentages60.4%, 42%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(260.9, 83.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 55.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK36.4%, 55.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,120,178
CSS custom property--colour: #9A6BF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#65940D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2987F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A84EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8587A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.2Medium purple · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3F26B
Analogous#6B7FF2, #DE6BF2
Triadic#F29A6B, #6BF29A
Split complementary#F2DE6B, #7FF26B
Tetradic#F26B7F, #C3F26B, #6BF2DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FE
Lighter +20%#DAC9FA
Lighter +10%#BA9AF6
Darker −10%#7A3CEE
Darker −20%#5C14E3
Darker −30%#4910B4
Darker −40%#360C85
More saturated +25%#965EFF
Less saturated −25%#A07FDE

Channel breakdown

R154
G107
B242
Red154 (60.4%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue260.89°
Saturation (HSL)83.85%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 6B · B F2

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