Recognised as Colour

#9C5DF8

#9C5DF8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9C5DF8 is a violet with RGB values 156, 93, 248 and HSL 264°, 92%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9C5DF8#9C5DF8

HEX#9C5DF8

RGBrgb(156, 93, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3647, 0.9725

RGB percentages61.2%, 36.5%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(264.4, 91.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 62.5%, 97.3%)

CMYK37.1%, 62.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,247,672

CSS custom property--colour: #9C5DF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#63A207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0080FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#087FF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8780A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1 Dark violet · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9F85D

Analogous#5D6CF8, #E95DF8

Triadic#F89C5D, #5DF89C

Split complementary#F8E95D, #6CF85D

Tetradic#F85D6C, #B9F85D, #5DF8E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F0FE

Lighter +20%#D8BFFC

Lighter +10%#BA8EFA

Darker −10%#7E2CF6

Darker −20%#630AE5

Darker −30%#4E08B4

Darker −40%#390683

More saturated +25%#9B56FF

Less saturated −25%#A072E3

Channel breakdown

R156

G93

B248

Red156 (61.2%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue264.39°

Saturation (HSL)91.72%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 5D · B F8

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