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Colour

#9F6DED

  • #9F6DED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9F6DED is a violet with RGB values 159, 109, 237 and HSL 263°, 78%, 68%. 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

#9F6DED#9F6DED
HEX#9F6DED
RGBrgb(159, 109, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4275, 0.9294
RGB percentages62.4%, 42.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(263.4, 78%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.4, 54%, 92.9%)
CMYK32.9%, 54%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,448,365
CSS custom property--colour: #9F6DED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#609212

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3987F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4986EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8E86A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 12Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBED6D
Analogous#6D7BED, #DF6DED
Triadic#ED9F6D, #6DED9F
Split complementary#EDDF6D, #7BED6D
Tetradic#ED6D7B, #BBED6D, #6DEDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F5FE
Lighter +20%#DBC8F8
Lighter +10%#BD9AF3
Darker −10%#8140E7
Darker −20%#651BD9
Darker −30%#5015AC
Darker −40%#3B107E
More saturated +25%#9B5BFF
Less saturated −25%#A382D9

Channel breakdown

R159
G109
B237
Red159 (62.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue263.44°
Saturation (HSL)78.05%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 6D · B ED

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