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Recognised as Colour

#9E6EDE

  • #9E6EDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9E6EDE is a violet with RGB values 158, 110, 222 and HSL 266°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9E6EDE#9E6EDE
HEX#9E6EDE
RGBrgb(158, 110, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4314, 0.8706
RGB percentages62%, 43.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(265.7, 62.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 50.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK28.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,383,070
CSS custom property--colour: #9E6EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#619121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4985E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5685DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92839Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.8Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Orchid · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.8, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEDE6E
Analogous#6E76DE, #D66EDE
Triadic#DE9E6E, #6EDE9E
Split complementary#DED66E, #76DE6E
Tetradic#DE6E76, #AEDE6E, #6EDED6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EBFA
Lighter +20%#D6C1F1
Lighter +10%#BA98E7
Darker −10%#8244D5
Darker −20%#692BBB
Darker −30%#512192
Darker −40%#3A1868
More saturated +25%#9B58F4
Less saturated −25%#A184C8

Channel breakdown

R158
G110
B222
Red158 (62%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)62.92%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 6E · B DE

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