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Recognised as Colour

#9F6AF6

  • #9F6AF6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9F6AF6 is a violet with RGB values 159, 106, 246 and HSL 263°, 89%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9F6AF6#9F6AF6
HEX#9F6AF6
RGBrgb(159, 106, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4157, 0.9647
RGB percentages62.4%, 41.6%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(262.7, 88.6%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 56.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK35.4%, 56.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,447,606
CSS custom property--colour: #9F6AF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#609509

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2288FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3986F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8B87A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1F66A
Analogous#6A7BF6, #E56AF6
Triadic#F69F6A, #6AF69F
Split complementary#F6E56A, #7BF66A
Tetradic#F66A7B, #C1F66A, #6AF6E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAFF
Lighter +20%#DDCAFC
Lighter +10%#BE9AF9
Darker −10%#803AF3
Darker −20%#620EEC
Darker −30%#4E0BBC
Darker −40%#3A088C
More saturated +25%#9D61FF
Less saturated −25%#A47EE2

Channel breakdown

R159
G106
B246
Red159 (62.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue262.71°
Saturation (HSL)88.61%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 6A · B F6

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