Recognised as Colour

#9F6FBB

#9F6FBB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9F6FBB is a violet with RGB values 159, 111, 187 and HSL 278°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F6FBB#9F6FBB

HEX#9F6FBB

RGBrgb(159, 111, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4353, 0.7333

RGB percentages62.4%, 43.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(277.9, 35.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 40.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK15%, 40.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,448,827

CSS custom property--colour: #9F6FBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#609044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#617FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C83B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9C7A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 21.8 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 26.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BBB6F

Analogous#796FBB, #BB6FB1

Triadic#BB9F6F, #6FBB9F

Split complementary#B1BB6F, #6FBB79

Tetradic#BB796F, #8BBB6F, #6FB1BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAFC

Lighter +30%#E4D7EC

Lighter +20%#CDB4DC

Lighter +10%#B692CB

Darker −10%#874FA8

Darker −20%#6B3F85

Darker −30%#4F2F62

Darker −40%#331E40

More saturated +25%#A654D5

Less saturated −25%#988AA0

Channel breakdown

R159

G111

B187

Red159 (62.4%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue277.89°

Saturation (HSL)35.85%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 6F · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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