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Recognised as Colour

#9B7CEF

  • #9B7CEF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9B7CEF is a violet with RGB values 155, 124, 239 and HSL 256°, 78%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9B7CEF#9B7CEF
HEX#9B7CEF
RGBrgb(155, 124, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4863, 0.9373
RGB percentages60.8%, 48.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(256.2, 78.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 48.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK35.1%, 48.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,190,063
CSS custom property--colour: #9B7CEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#648310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5291F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#588DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8792AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0EF7C
Analogous#7C97EF, #D47CEF
Triadic#EF9B7C, #7CEF9B
Split complementary#EFD47C, #97EF7C
Tetradic#EF7C97, #D0EF7C, #7CEFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0D7FA
Lighter +10%#BEA9F5
Darker −10%#784FE9
Darker −20%#5621E4
Darker −30%#4317BB
Darker −40%#33118E
More saturated +25%#946CFF
Less saturated −25%#A38EDD

Channel breakdown

R155
G124
B239
Red155 (60.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue256.17°
Saturation (HSL)78.23%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 7C · B EF

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