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Recognised as Colour

#9C80CE

  • #9C80CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9C80CE is a violet with RGB values 156, 128, 206 and HSL 262°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9C80CE#9C80CE
HEX#9C80CE
RGBrgb(156, 128, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.502, 0.8078
RGB percentages61.2%, 50.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(261.5, 44.3%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 37.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK24.3%, 37.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,256,590
CSS custom property--colour: #9C80CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#637F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#728DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#938D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Plum · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7Orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2CE80
Analogous#808BCE, #C380CE
Triadic#CE9C80, #80CE9C
Split complementary#CEC380, #8BCE80
Tetradic#CE808B, #B2CE80, #80CEC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EEF9
Lighter +20%#D5CAEA
Lighter +10%#B9A5DC
Darker −10%#7F5BC0
Darker −20%#6641A7
Darker −30%#4F3283
Darker −40%#39245E
More saturated +25%#966AE4
Less saturated −25%#A296B8

Channel breakdown

R156
G128
B206
Red156 (61.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue261.54°
Saturation (HSL)44.32%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 80 · B CE

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