Colour

#9E69AB

#9E69AB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9E69AB is a violet with RGB values 158, 105, 171 and HSL 288°, 28%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#9E69AB

RGBrgb(158, 105, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4118, 0.6706

RGB percentages62%, 41.2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(288.2, 28.2%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 38.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK7.6%, 38.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,381,739

CSS custom property--colour: #9E69AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#619654

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6079ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7EA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9F7182no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 23.7 Orchid · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7 Violet · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76AB69

Analogous#7D69AB, #AB6997

Triadic#AB9E69, #69AB9E

Split complementary#97AB69, #69AB7D

Tetradic#AB7D69, #76AB69, #6997AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3ECF4

Lighter +30%#DDCBE2

Lighter +20%#C8AAD0

Lighter +10%#B38ABD

Darker −10%#845190

Darker −20%#663E70

Darker −30%#482C4F

Darker −40%#2A1A2E

More saturated +25%#B04CC8

Less saturated −25%#8C868E

Channel breakdown

R158

G105

B171

Red158 (62%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue288.18°

Saturation (HSL)28.21%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 69 · B AB

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