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Recognised as Colour

#9C06FA

  • #9C06FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9C06FA is a violet with RGB values 156, 6, 250 and HSL 277°, 96%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9C06FA#9C06FA
HEX#9C06FA
RGBrgb(156, 6, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.0235, 0.9804
RGB percentages61.2%, 2.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(276.9, 96.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 97.6%, 98%)
CMYK37.6%, 97.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,225,402
CSS custom property--colour: #9C06FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#63F905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#886093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Medium blue · ΔE 26.6Blue · ΔE 26.6Dark orchid · ΔE 31Fuchsia · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64FA06
Analogous#2206FA, #FA06DE
Triadic#FA9C06, #06FA9C
Split complementary#DEFA06, #06FA22
Tetradic#FA2206, #64FA06, #06DEFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECCEFE
Lighter +30%#D89CFD
Lighter +20%#C46AFC
Lighter +10%#B038FB
Darker −10%#7D04C9
Darker −20%#5E0397
Darker −30%#3F0265
Darker −40%#200133
More saturated +25%#9D01FF
Less saturated −25%#9526DA

Channel breakdown

R156
G6
B250
Red156 (61.2%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue276.89°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 06 · B FA

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