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Recognised as Colour

#9F78EC

  • #9F78EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F78EC is a violet with RGB values 159, 120, 236 and HSL 260°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F78EC#9F78EC
HEX#9F78EC
RGBrgb(159, 120, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4706, 0.9255
RGB percentages62.4%, 47.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(260.2, 75.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 49.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK32.6%, 49.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,451,180
CSS custom property--colour: #9F78EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#608713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F8EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#588CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8E8EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5EC78
Analogous#788BEC, #D978EC
Triadic#EC9F78, #78EC9F
Split complementary#ECD978, #8BEC78
Tetradic#EC788B, #C5EC78, #78ECD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DFD1F9
Lighter +10%#BFA5F2
Darker −10%#7F4BE6
Darker −20%#601FDF
Darker −30%#4C19B2
Darker −40%#391385
More saturated +25%#9965FF
Less saturated −25%#A58BD9

Channel breakdown

R159
G120
B236
Red159 (62.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue260.17°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 78 · B EC

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