Recognised as Colour

#9C69FD

#9C69FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9C69FD is a violet with RGB values 156, 105, 253 and HSL 261°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9C69FD

RGBrgb(156, 105, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4118, 0.9922

RGB percentages61.2%, 41.2%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(260.7, 97.4%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 58.5%, 99.2%)

CMYK38.3%, 58.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,250,749

CSS custom property--colour: #9C69FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#639602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2685FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8489A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 20 Medium orchid · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFD69

Analogous#6980FD, #E669FD

Triadic#FD9C69, #69FD9C

Split complementary#FDE669, #80FD69

Tetradic#FD6980, #CAFD69, #69FDE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DECEFE

Lighter +10%#BD9BFE

Darker −10%#7B37FC

Darker −20%#5A04FC

Darker −30%#4703CA

Darker −40%#360298

More saturated +25%#9B67FF

Less saturated −25%#A27CEA

Channel breakdown

R156

G105

B253

Red156 (61.2%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue260.68°

Saturation (HSL)97.37%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 69 · B FD

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