Recognised as Colour

#9E6CD7

#9E6CD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9E6CD7 is a violet with RGB values 158, 108, 215 and HSL 268°, 57%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9E6CD7

RGBrgb(158, 108, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4235, 0.8431

RGB percentages62%, 42.4%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(268, 57.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268, 49.8%, 84.3%)

CMYK26.5%, 49.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,382,551

CSS custom property--colour: #9E6CD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#619328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B82DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#5983D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#947F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.7 Slate blue · ΔE 14.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.74, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5D76C

Analogous#6C70D7, #D36CD7

Triadic#D79E6C, #6CD79E

Split complementary#D7D46C, #6FD76C

Tetradic#D76C70, #A5D76C, #6CD7D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDE4F8

Lighter +20%#D3BCED

Lighter +10%#B894E2

Darker −10%#8444CC

Darker −20%#6A2FAE

Darker −30%#522486

Darker −40%#39195E

More saturated +25%#9C55EE

Less saturated −25%#A083C0

Channel breakdown

R158

G108

B215

Red158 (62%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue268.04°

Saturation (HSL)57.22%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 6C · B D7

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Colour harmonies

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