Colour

#9C66CF

#9C66CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9C66CF is a violet with RGB values 156, 102, 207 and HSL 271°, 52%, 61%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#9C66CF#9C66CF

HEX#9C66CF

RGBrgb(156, 102, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4, 0.8118

RGB percentages61.2%, 40%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(270.9, 52.2%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 50.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK24.6%, 50.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,249,935

CSS custom property--colour: #9C66CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#639930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#477DD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#577FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#947991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.6 Slate blue · ΔE 15 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99CF66

Analogous#6866CF, #CF66CD

Triadic#CF9C66, #66CF9C

Split complementary#CECF66, #66CF67

Tetradic#CF6766, #99CF66, #66CDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7DAF4

Lighter +20%#CEB4E7

Lighter +10%#B58DDB

Darker −10%#833FC3

Darker −20%#69319E

Darker −30%#4F2577

Darker −40%#351950

More saturated +25%#9D4DE8

Less saturated −25%#9B7FB6

Channel breakdown

R156

G102

B207

Red156 (61.2%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue270.86°

Saturation (HSL)52.24%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 66 · B CF

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