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Recognised as Colour

#9C5CED

  • #9C5CED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9C5CED is a violet with RGB values 156, 92, 237 and HSL 266°, 80%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9C5CED#9C5CED
HEX#9C5CED
RGBrgb(156, 92, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3608, 0.9294
RGB percentages61.2%, 36.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(266.5, 80.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 61.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK34.2%, 61.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,247,405
CSS custom property--colour: #9C5CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#63A312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#287DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#8B7B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADED5C
Analogous#5C65ED, #E55CED
Triadic#ED9C5C, #5CED9C
Split complementary#EDE45C, #65ED5C
Tetradic#ED5C65, #ADED5C, #5CEDE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E6FC
Lighter +20%#D4B8F7
Lighter +10%#B88AF2
Darker −10%#802EE8
Darker −20%#6717CC
Darker −30%#50129E
Darker −40%#390C71
More saturated +25%#9A4AFF
Less saturated −25%#9F73D6

Channel breakdown

R156
G92
B237
Red156 (61.2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue266.48°
Saturation (HSL)80.11%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 5C · B ED

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