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Recognised as Colour

#9E64BF

  • #9E64BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9E64BF is a violet with RGB values 158, 100, 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

#9E64BF#9E64BF
HEX#9E64BF
RGBrgb(158, 100, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3922, 0.749
RGB percentages62%, 39.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(278.2, 41.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 47.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK17.3%, 47.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,380,479
CSS custom property--colour: #9E64BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#619B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5079C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#607DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9B7288no 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 text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.1Orchid · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Violet · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85BF64
Analogous#7164BF, #BF64B2
Triadic#BF9E64, #64BF9E
Split complementary#B3BF64, #64BF70
Tetradic#BF7164, #85BF64, #64B3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F4FB
Lighter +30%#E2D0EC
Lighter +20%#CBACDD
Lighter +10%#B588CE
Darker −10%#8646AA
Darker −20%#693786
Darker −30%#4D2862
Darker −40%#30193E
More saturated +25%#A649DA
Less saturated −25%#967FA4

Channel breakdown

R158
G100
B191
Red158 (62%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue278.24°
Saturation (HSL)41.55%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 64 · B BF

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