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Recognised as Colour

#9F65FF

  • #9F65FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9F65FF is a violet with RGB values 159, 101, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9F65FF#9F65FF
HEX#9F65FF
RGBrgb(159, 101, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.3961, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 39.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.6, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,446,335
CSS custom property--colour: #9F65FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#609A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C84FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8887A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5FF65
Analogous#6578FF, #EC65FF
Triadic#FF9F65, #65FF9F
Split complementary#FFEC65, #78FF65
Tetradic#FF6578, #C5FF65, #65FFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DFCBFF
Lighter +10%#BF98FF
Darker −10%#7F32FF
Darker −20%#6000FE
Darker −30%#4C00CB
Darker −40%#390098
More saturated +25%#9F65FF
Less saturated −25%#A478EC

Channel breakdown

R159
G101
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 65 · B FF

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