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Recognised as Colour

#9D69ED

  • #9D69ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9D69ED is a violet with RGB values 157, 105, 237 and HSL 264°, 79%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9D69ED#9D69ED
HEX#9D69ED
RGBrgb(157, 105, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4118, 0.9294
RGB percentages61.6%, 41.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(263.6, 78.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 55.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK33.8%, 55.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,316,269
CSS custom property--colour: #9D69ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#629612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D85F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4184EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#8C84A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9ED69
Analogous#6977ED, #DF69ED
Triadic#ED9D69, #69ED9D
Split complementary#EDDF69, #77ED69
Tetradic#ED6977, #B9ED69, #69EDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F2FD
Lighter +20%#D8C4F8
Lighter +10%#BB97F2
Darker −10%#7F3BE8
Darker −20%#641AD6
Darker −30%#4F14A9
Darker −40%#390F7B
More saturated +25%#9957FF
Less saturated −25%#A17ED8

Channel breakdown

R157
G105
B237
Red157 (61.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue263.64°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 69 · B ED

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