Recognised as Colour

#9E7EC9

#9E7EC9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9E7EC9 is a violet with RGB values 158, 126, 201 and HSL 266°, 41%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9E7EC9

RGBrgb(158, 126, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4941, 0.7882

RGB percentages62%, 49.4%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(265.6, 41%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 37.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK21.4%, 37.3%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,387,145

CSS custom property--colour: #9E7EC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#618136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D8CCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#738CC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#978A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9C97E

Analogous#7E83C9, #C37EC9

Triadic#C99E7E, #7EC99E

Split complementary#C9C47E, #83C97E

Tetradic#C97E84, #A9C97E, #7EC9C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFEAF6

Lighter +20%#D4C6E7

Lighter +10%#B9A2D8

Darker −10%#835ABA

Darker −20%#6A429F

Darker −30%#52337B

Darker −40%#3A2457

More saturated +25%#9B67E0

Less saturated −25%#A195B2

Channel breakdown

R158

G126

B201

Red158 (62%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue265.6°

Saturation (HSL)40.98%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 7E · B C9

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Colour values

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