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Recognised as Colour

#9F70FF

  • #9F70FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9F70FF is a violet with RGB values 159, 112, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9F70FF#9F70FF
HEX#9F70FF
RGBrgb(159, 112, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4392, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 43.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.7, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 56.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,449,151
CSS custom property--colour: #9F70FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#608F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#258DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#378AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#878EADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0FF70
Analogous#7089FF, #E670FF
Triadic#FF9F70, #70FF9F
Split complementary#FFE670, #89FF70
Tetradic#FF7089, #D0FF70, #70FFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3D6FF
Lighter +10%#C1A3FF
Darker −10%#7D3DFF
Darker −20%#5B0AFF
Darker −30%#4600D6
Darker −40%#3600A3
More saturated +25%#9F70FF
Less saturated −25%#A582ED

Channel breakdown

R159
G112
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 70 · B FF

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