Colour

#9E6AFA

#9E6AFA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9E6AFA is a violet with RGB values 158, 106, 250 and HSL 262°, 94%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9E6AFA#9E6AFA

HEX#9E6AFA

RGBrgb(158, 106, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4157, 0.9804

RGB percentages62%, 41.6%, 98%

HSLhsl(261.7, 93.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 57.6%, 98%)

CMYK36.8%, 57.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,382,074

CSS custom property--colour: #9E6AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#619505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1688FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3286F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8889A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5 Slate blue · ΔE 19.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Royal blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6FA6A

Analogous#6A7EFA, #E66AFA

Triadic#FA9E6A, #6AFA9E

Split complementary#FAE66A, #7EFA6A

Tetradic#FA6A7E, #C6FA6A, #6AFAE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#DECDFD

Lighter +10%#BE9BFC

Darker −10%#7E39F8

Darker −20%#5E08F6

Darker −30%#4B07C4

Darker −40%#380593

More saturated +25%#9D65FF

Less saturated −25%#A37DE7

Channel breakdown

R158

G106

B250

Red158 (62%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue261.67°

Saturation (HSL)93.51%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 6A · B FA

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