Colour

#9E63BF

#9E63BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9E63BF is a violet with RGB values 158, 99, 191 and HSL 278°, 42%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9E63BF#9E63BF

HEX#9E63BF

RGBrgb(158, 99, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3882, 0.749

RGB percentages62%, 38.8%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(278.5, 41.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 48.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK17.3%, 48.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,380,223

CSS custom property--colour: #9E63BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#619C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E78C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F7DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9B7188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84BF63

Analogous#7063BF, #BF63B2

Triadic#BF9E63, #63BF9E

Split complementary#B2BF63, #63BF70

Tetradic#BF7063, #84BF63, #63B2BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F4FA

Lighter +30%#E1CFEC

Lighter +20%#CBABDD

Lighter +10%#B487CE

Darker −10%#8646A9

Darker −20%#693785

Darker −30%#4D2861

Darker −40%#30193D

More saturated +25%#A648DB

Less saturated −25%#967FA3

Channel breakdown

R158

G99

B191

Red158 (62%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue278.48°

Saturation (HSL)41.82%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 63 · B BF

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