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Recognised as Colour

#9F56CB

  • #9F56CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9F56CB is a violet with RGB values 159, 86, 203 and HSL 277°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9F56CB#9F56CB
HEX#9F56CB
RGBrgb(159, 86, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.3373, 0.7961
RGB percentages62.4%, 33.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(277.4, 52.9%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 57.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK21.7%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,442,443
CSS custom property--colour: #9F56CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#60A934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F73CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B78C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9A6B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.7Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82CB56
Analogous#6556CB, #CB56BC
Triadic#CB9F56, #56CB9F
Split complementary#BCCB56, #56CB65
Tetradic#CB6556, #82CB56, #56BCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F2FB
Lighter +30%#E1CBEF
Lighter +20%#CBA4E3
Lighter +10%#B57DD7
Darker −10%#8738B6
Darker −20%#6A2C8F
Darker −30%#4D2068
Darker −40%#301441
More saturated +25%#A63AE7
Less saturated −25%#9872AF

Channel breakdown

R159
G86
B203
Red159 (62.4%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue277.44°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 56 · B CB

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