Colour

#9F77FA

#9F77FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9F77FA is a violet with RGB values 159, 119, 250 and HSL 258°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9F77FA#9F77FA

HEX#9F77FA

RGBrgb(159, 119, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4667, 0.9804

RGB percentages62.4%, 46.7%, 98%

HSLhsl(258.3, 92.9%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 52.4%, 98%)

CMYK36.4%, 52.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,450,938

CSS custom property--colour: #9F77FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#608805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4090FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A8DF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8992ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.3 Medium purple · ΔE 13.1 Slate blue · ΔE 16.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8 Royal blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2FA77

Analogous#7791FA, #E077FA

Triadic#FA9F77, #77FA9F

Split complementary#FAE077, #91FA77

Tetradic#FA7791, #D2FA77, #77FAE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E4D9FE

Lighter +10%#C2A8FC

Darker −10%#7C46F8

Darker −20%#5A15F6

Darker −30%#4508D0

Darker −40%#35069F

More saturated +25%#9D72FF

Less saturated −25%#A689E8

Channel breakdown

R159

G119

B250

Red159 (62.4%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue258.32°

Saturation (HSL)92.91%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 77 · B FA

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