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Colour

#9C55EC

  • #9C55EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9C55EC is a violet with RGB values 156, 85, 236 and HSL 268°, 80%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9C55EC#9C55EC
HEX#9C55EC
RGBrgb(156, 85, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3333, 0.9255
RGB percentages61.2%, 33.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(268.2, 79.9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 64%, 92.5%)
CMYK33.9%, 64%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,245,612
CSS custom property--colour: #9C55EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19621WCAG 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 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#63AA13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#187AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8C7699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Blue violet · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5EC55
Analogous#555AEC, #E755EC
Triadic#EC9C55, #55EC9C
Split complementary#ECE755, #5AEC55
Tetradic#EC555A, #A5EC55, #55ECE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECDFFB
Lighter +20%#D1B1F6
Lighter +10%#B783F1
Darker −10%#8127E7
Darker −20%#6816C5
Darker −30%#501197
Darker −40%#380C69
More saturated +25%#9B42FF
Less saturated −25%#9D6DD4

Channel breakdown

R156
G85
B236
Red156 (61.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue268.21°
Saturation (HSL)79.89%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 55 · B EC

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