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Colour

#9A6EFF

  • #9A6EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9A6EFF is a violet with RGB values 154, 110, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9A6EFF#9A6EFF
HEX#9A6EFF
RGBrgb(154, 110, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.4314, 1
RGB percentages60.4%, 43.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(258.2, 100%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 56.9%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 56.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,120,959
CSS custom property--colour: #9A6EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#659100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#178BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C87FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#808DACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3FF6E
Analogous#6E8AFF, #E36EFF
Triadic#FF9A6E, #6EFF9A
Split complementary#FFE26E, #8AFF6E
Tetradic#FF6E8A, #D3FF6E, #6EFFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1D4FF
Lighter +10%#BEA1FF
Darker −10%#763BFF
Darker −20%#5308FF
Darker −30%#4000D4
Darker −40%#3100A1
More saturated +25%#9A6EFF
Less saturated −25%#A180ED

Channel breakdown

R154
G110
B255
Red154 (60.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue258.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 6E · B FF

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