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Colour

#9F68BD

  • #9F68BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F68BD is a violet with RGB values 159, 104, 189 and HSL 279°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F68BD#9F68BD
HEX#9F68BD
RGBrgb(159, 104, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4078, 0.7412
RGB percentages62.4%, 40.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(278.8, 39.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 45%, 74.1%)
CMYK15.9%, 45%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,447,037
CSS custom property--colour: #9F68BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#609742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#577BC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6580BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9C7589no 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 text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14Orchid · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86BD68
Analogous#7468BD, #BD68B1
Triadic#BD9F68, #68BD9F
Split complementary#B1BD68, #68BD74
Tetradic#BD7468, #86BD68, #68B1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F6FB
Lighter +30%#E3D2EC
Lighter +20%#CCAFDC
Lighter +10%#B68BCD
Darker −10%#874AA8
Darker −20%#6B3A85
Darker −30%#4E2B61
Darker −40%#321B3E
More saturated +25%#A74DD8
Less saturated −25%#9783A2

Channel breakdown

R159
G104
B189
Red159 (62.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue278.82°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 68 · B BD

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