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Recognised as Colour

#9B68C3

  • #9B68C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9B68C3 is a violet with RGB values 155, 104, 195 and HSL 274°, 43%, 59%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#9B68C3#9B68C3
HEX#9B68C3
RGBrgb(155, 104, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4078, 0.7647
RGB percentages60.8%, 40.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(273.6, 43.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 46.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK20.5%, 46.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,184,899
CSS custom property--colour: #9B68C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#64973C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#527CC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#96778Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90C368
Analogous#6D68C3, #C368BE
Triadic#C39B68, #68C39B
Split complementary#BEC368, #68C36D
Tetradic#C36D68, #90C368, #68BEC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAFD
Lighter +30%#E4D5EF
Lighter +20%#CBB1E0
Lighter +10%#B38CD2
Darker −10%#8247B1
Darker −20%#68388D
Darker −30%#4D2A68
Darker −40%#321B44
More saturated +25%#9E4EDD
Less saturated −25%#9882A9

Channel breakdown

R155
G104
B195
Red155 (60.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue273.63°
Saturation (HSL)43.13%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 68 · B C3

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