Colour

#9F67BD

#9F67BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9F67BD is a violet with RGB values 159, 103, 189 and HSL 279°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9F67BD

RGBrgb(159, 103, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4039, 0.7412

RGB percentages62.4%, 40.4%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(279.1, 39.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 45.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK15.9%, 45.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,446,781

CSS custom property--colour: #9F67BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#609842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#557BC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#647FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9C7489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.1 Slate blue · ΔE 22.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7 Violet · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85BD67

Analogous#7467BD, #BD67B0

Triadic#BD9F67, #67BD9F

Split complementary#B0BD67, #67BD74

Tetradic#BD7467, #85BD67, #67B0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F5FB

Lighter +30%#E2D2EB

Lighter +20%#CCAEDC

Lighter +10%#B58BCC

Darker −10%#8749A8

Darker −20%#6A3A84

Darker −30%#4E2A61

Darker −40%#311B3D

More saturated +25%#A74CD8

Less saturated −25%#9782A2

Channel breakdown

R159

G103

B189

Red159 (62.4%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue279.07°

Saturation (HSL)39.45%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 67 · B BD

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