Recognised as Colour

#9D6FB9

#9D6FB9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9D6FB9 is a violet with RGB values 157, 111, 185 and HSL 277°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9D6FB9

RGBrgb(157, 111, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4353, 0.7255

RGB percentages61.6%, 43.5%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(277.3, 34.6%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 40%, 72.5%)

CMYK15.1%, 40%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,317,753

CSS custom property--colour: #9D6FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#629046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#617FBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C82B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9A7A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Plum · ΔE 21.8 Orchid · ΔE 24.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Slate blue · ΔE 27.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BB96F

Analogous#786FB9, #B96FB0

Triadic#B99D6F, #6FB99D

Split complementary#B0B96F, #6FB978

Tetradic#B9786F, #8BB96F, #6FB0B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF8FC

Lighter +30%#E3D6EB

Lighter +20%#CCB4DA

Lighter +10%#B491CA

Darker −10%#8550A5

Darker −20%#693F83

Darker −30%#4E2F60

Darker −40%#321E3E

More saturated +25%#A454D4

Less saturated −25%#968A9E

Channel breakdown

R157

G111

B185

Red157 (61.6%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue277.3°

Saturation (HSL)34.58%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G 6F · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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