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Recognised as Colour

#9B60FD

  • #9B60FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9B60FD is a violet with RGB values 155, 96, 253 and HSL 263°, 98%, 68%. 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

#9B60FD#9B60FD
HEX#9B60FD
RGBrgb(155, 96, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3765, 0.9922
RGB percentages60.8%, 37.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(262.5, 97.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 62.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK38.7%, 62.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,182,909
CSS custom property--colour: #9B60FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#649F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0080FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8383A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.1Dark violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2FD60
Analogous#6074FD, #E960FD
Triadic#FD9B60, #60FD9B
Split complementary#FDE960, #74FD60
Tetradic#FD6074, #C2FD60, #60FDE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF7FF
Lighter +20%#DAC5FE
Lighter +10%#BB92FE
Darker −10%#7B2EFC
Darker −20%#5E03F4
Darker −30%#4A02C2
Darker −40%#37028F
More saturated +25%#9B5EFF
Less saturated −25%#A074E9

Channel breakdown

R155
G96
B253
Red155 (60.8%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue262.55°
Saturation (HSL)97.52%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 60 · B FD

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