Recognised as Colour

#9B62DF

#9B62DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9B62DF is a violet with RGB values 155, 98, 223 and HSL 267°, 66%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9B62DF

RGBrgb(155, 98, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3843, 0.8745

RGB percentages60.8%, 38.4%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(267.4, 66.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 56.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK30.5%, 56.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,183,391

CSS custom property--colour: #9B62DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#649D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E7DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#447EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8E7B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.9 Medium purple · ΔE 12.2 Slate blue · ΔE 14 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6DF62

Analogous#6268DF, #D962DF

Triadic#DF9B62, #62DF9B

Split complementary#DFD962, #68DF62

Tetradic#DF6268, #A6DF62, #62DFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE1F9

Lighter +20%#D1B7F0

Lighter +10%#B68CE8

Darker −10%#8038D6

Darker −20%#6725B6

Darker −30%#4F1C8C

Darker −40%#371461

More saturated +25%#994AF7

Less saturated −25%#9D7AC7

Channel breakdown

R155

G98

B223

Red155 (60.8%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue267.36°

Saturation (HSL)66.14%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 62 · B DF

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