Recognised as Colour

#9B6CAF

#9B6CAF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9B6CAF is a violet with RGB values 155, 108, 175 and HSL 282°, 30%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9B6CAF#9B6CAF

HEX#9B6CAF

RGBrgb(155, 108, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4235, 0.6863

RGB percentages60.8%, 42.4%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(282.1, 29.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 38.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK11.4%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,185,903

CSS custom property--colour: #9B6CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 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#7B7B7B

Inverted#649350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#617BB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7FADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9A7585no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 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

Plum · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Orchid · ΔE 27 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.8 Slate blue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80AF6C

Analogous#796CAF, #AF6CA2

Triadic#AF9B6C, #6CAF9B

Split complementary#A2AF6C, #6CAF7A

Tetradic#AF7A6C, #80AF6C, #6CA2AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F0F7

Lighter +30%#DECFE5

Lighter +20%#C8AED3

Lighter +10%#B18DC1

Darker −10%#825296

Darker −20%#654075

Darker −30%#492E54

Darker −40%#2C1C33

More saturated +25%#A650CB

Less saturated −25%#908893

Channel breakdown

R155

G108

B175

Red155 (60.8%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue282.09°

Saturation (HSL)29.52%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 6C · B AF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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