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Recognised as Colour

#9D6CFD

  • #9D6CFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9D6CFD is a violet with RGB values 157, 108, 253 and HSL 260°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9D6CFD#9D6CFD
HEX#9D6CFD
RGBrgb(157, 108, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4235, 0.9922
RGB percentages61.6%, 42.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(260.3, 97.3%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 57.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK37.9%, 57.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,317,053
CSS custom property--colour: #9D6CFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#629302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#168AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F87FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#858BAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCFD6C
Analogous#6C83FD, #E66CFD
Triadic#FD9D6C, #6CFD9D
Split complementary#FDE66C, #83FD6C
Tetradic#FD6C83, #CCFD6C, #6CFDE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0D1FE
Lighter +10%#BF9EFE
Darker −10%#7B3AFC
Darker −20%#5A07FC
Darker −30%#4703CD
Darker −40%#36029B
More saturated +25%#9C6AFF
Less saturated −25%#A37FEA

Channel breakdown

R157
G108
B253
Red157 (61.6%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue260.28°
Saturation (HSL)97.32%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 6C · B FD

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