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Colour

#9E78EF

  • #9E78EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9E78EF is a violet with RGB values 158, 120, 239 and HSL 259°, 79%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9E78EF#9E78EF
HEX#9E78EF
RGBrgb(158, 120, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4706, 0.9373
RGB percentages62%, 47.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(259.2, 78.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 49.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK33.9%, 49.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,385,647
CSS custom property--colour: #9E78EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#618710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C8EF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#558CECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8C8FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9EF78
Analogous#788DEF, #DA78EF
Triadic#EF9E78, #78EF9E
Split complementary#EFD978, #8EEF78
Tetradic#EF788D, #C9EF78, #78EFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0D3FA
Lighter +10%#BFA6F4
Darker −10%#7D4AEA
Darker −20%#5C1DE4
Darker −30%#4A16B8
Darker −40%#37108B
More saturated +25%#9868FF
Less saturated −25%#A58BDC

Channel breakdown

R158
G120
B239
Red158 (62%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue259.16°
Saturation (HSL)78.81%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 78 · B EF

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