Colour

#9E64BC

#9E64BC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9E64BC is a violet with RGB values 158, 100, 188 and HSL 280°, 40%, 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

#9E64BC#9E64BC

HEX#9E64BC

RGBrgb(158, 100, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3922, 0.7373

RGB percentages62%, 39.2%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(279.5, 39.6%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 46.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK16%, 46.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,380,476

CSS custom property--colour: #9E64BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20014WCAG 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 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#619B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5178BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#617DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9B7187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 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 text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7 Slate blue · ΔE 21.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4 Violet · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82BC64

Analogous#7264BC, #BC64AE

Triadic#BC9E64, #64BC9E

Split complementary#AEBC64, #64BC72

Tetradic#BC7264, #82BC64, #64AEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F2FA

Lighter +30%#E1CFEA

Lighter +20%#CBABDB

Lighter +10%#B488CB

Darker −10%#8548A5

Darker −20%#693882

Darker −30%#4C295E

Darker −40%#2F193B

More saturated +25%#A748D8

Less saturated −25%#9580A0

Channel breakdown

R158

G100

B188

Red158 (62%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue279.55°

Saturation (HSL)39.64%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 64 · B BC

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