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Colour

#9C68FC

  • #9C68FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9C68FC is a violet with RGB values 156, 104, 252 and HSL 261°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9C68FC#9C68FC
HEX#9C68FC
RGBrgb(156, 104, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4078, 0.9882
RGB percentages61.2%, 40.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(261.1, 96.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 58.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK38.1%, 58.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,250,492
CSS custom property--colour: #9C68FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#639703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2684F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8588A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Blue violet · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8FC68
Analogous#687EFC, #E668FC
Triadic#FC9C68, #68FC9C
Split complementary#FCE668, #7EFC68
Tetradic#FC687E, #C8FC68, #68FCE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DECCFE
Lighter +10%#BD9AFD
Darker −10%#7B36FB
Darker −20%#5B05F9
Darker −30%#4804C7
Darker −40%#360395
More saturated +25%#9B65FF
Less saturated −25%#A27BE9

Channel breakdown

R156
G104
B252
Red156 (61.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue261.08°
Saturation (HSL)96.1%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 68 · B FC

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