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Recognised as Colour

#9C6AFF

  • #9C6AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9C6AFF is a violet with RGB values 156, 106, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 71%. 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

#9C6AFF#9C6AFF
HEX#9C6AFF
RGBrgb(156, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages61.2%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(260.1, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.1, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK38.8%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,251,007
CSS custom property--colour: #9C6AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#639500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2586FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#838AABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Blue violet · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDFF6A
Analogous#6A82FF, #E66AFF
Triadic#FF9C6A, #6AFF9C
Split complementary#FFE66A, #83FF6A
Tetradic#FF6A83, #CDFF6A, #6AFFE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0D0FF
Lighter +10%#BE9DFF
Darker −10%#7A37FF
Darker −20%#5804FF
Darker −30%#4600D0
Darker −40%#35009D
More saturated +25%#9C6AFF
Less saturated −25%#A27DEC

Channel breakdown

R156
G106
B255
Red156 (61.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue260.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 6A · B FF

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