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Recognised as Colour

#9E64BB

  • #9E64BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9E64BB is a violet with RGB values 158, 100, 187 and HSL 280°, 39%, 56%. 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

#9E64BB#9E64BB
HEX#9E64BB
RGBrgb(158, 100, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3922, 0.7333
RGB percentages62%, 39.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(280, 39%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 46.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK15.5%, 46.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,380,475
CSS custom property--colour: #9E64BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#619B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5278BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#627DB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9C7187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Violet · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81BB64
Analogous#7364BB, #BB64AC
Triadic#BB9E64, #64BB9E
Split complementary#ADBB64, #64BB73
Tetradic#BB7364, #81BB64, #64ADBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F2F9
Lighter +30%#E1CEEA
Lighter +20%#CAABDA
Lighter +10%#B487CB
Darker −10%#8548A4
Darker −20%#693881
Darker −30%#4C295D
Darker −40%#2F193A
More saturated +25%#A748D7
Less saturated −25%#95809F

Channel breakdown

R158
G100
B187
Red158 (62%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)39.01%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 64 · B BB

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