Colour

#9B6FEA

#9B6FEA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9B6FEA is a violet with RGB values 155, 111, 234 and HSL 261°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9B6FEA

RGBrgb(155, 111, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4353, 0.9176

RGB percentages60.8%, 43.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(261.5, 74.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 52.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK33.8%, 52.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,186,730

CSS custom property--colour: #9B6FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#649015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E87EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B86E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8A87A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3 Slate blue · ΔE 13.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4 Royal blue · ΔE 21 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEEA6F

Analogous#6F80EA, #D96FEA

Triadic#EA9B6F, #6FEA9B

Split complementary#EAD86F, #81EA6F

Tetradic#EA6F80, #BEEA6F, #6FEAD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F5FD

Lighter +20%#D9C8F7

Lighter +10%#BA9CF0

Darker −10%#7C42E4

Darker −20%#601FD4

Darker −30%#4C18A8

Darker −40%#38127B

More saturated +25%#955AFF

Less saturated −25%#A184D5

Channel breakdown

R155

G111

B234

Red155 (60.8%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue261.46°

Saturation (HSL)74.55%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 6F · B EA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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