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Colour

#9B4EE6

  • #9B4EE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9B4EE6 is a violet with RGB values 155, 78, 230 and HSL 270°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9B4EE6#9B4EE6
HEX#9B4EE6
RGBrgb(155, 78, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3059, 0.902
RGB percentages60.8%, 30.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(270.4, 75.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 66.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK32.6%, 66.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,178,278
CSS custom property--colour: #9B4EE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#64B119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1176E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8C7094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99E64E
Analogous#4F4EE6, #E64EE5
Triadic#E69B4E, #4EE69B
Split complementary#E5E64E, #4EE64F
Tetradic#E64F4E, #99E64E, #4EE5E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7D4F9
Lighter +20%#CDA7F3
Lighter +10%#B47BEC
Darker −10%#8221E0
Darker −20%#6819B5
Darker −30%#4E1388
Darker −40%#350D5B
More saturated +25%#9B35FF
Less saturated −25%#9B67CD

Channel breakdown

R155
G78
B230
Red155 (60.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue270.39°
Saturation (HSL)75.25%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 4E · B E6

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