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Colour

#9B62FF

  • #9B62FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9B62FF is a violet with RGB values 155, 98, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9B62FF#9B62FF
HEX#9B62FF
RGBrgb(155, 98, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3843, 1
RGB percentages60.8%, 38.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(261.8, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK39.2%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,183,423
CSS custom property--colour: #9B62FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#649D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8285A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6FF62
Analogous#6277FF, #EA62FF
Triadic#FF9B62, #62FF9B
Split complementary#FFEA62, #78FF62
Tetradic#FF6277, #C6FF62, #62FFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#DCC8FF
Lighter +10%#BB95FF
Darker −10%#7B2FFF
Darker −20%#5B00FB
Darker −30%#4900C8
Darker −40%#360095
More saturated +25%#9B62FF
Less saturated −25%#A076EB

Channel breakdown

R155
G98
B255
Red155 (60.8%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue261.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 62 · B FF

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