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Colour

#9D86DF

  • #9D86DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D86DF is a violet with RGB values 157, 134, 223 and HSL 256°, 58%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9D86DF#9D86DF
HEX#9D86DF
RGBrgb(157, 134, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5255, 0.8745
RGB percentages61.6%, 52.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(255.5, 58.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 39.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK29.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,323,679
CSS custom property--colour: #9D86DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#627920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C95E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7093DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8F96A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Plum · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8DF86
Analogous#869BDF, #CA86DF
Triadic#DF9D86, #86DF9D
Split complementary#DFCA86, #9BDF86
Tetradic#DF869B, #C8DF86, #86DFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DED7F4
Lighter +10%#BEAEEA
Darker −10%#7C5ED4
Darker −20%#5C35CA
Darker −30%#492BA1
Darker −40%#372079
More saturated +25%#9473F2
Less saturated −25%#A699CC

Channel breakdown

R157
G134
B223
Red157 (61.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue255.51°
Saturation (HSL)58.17%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 86 · B DF

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