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Recognised as Colour

#9F79FE

  • #9F79FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9F79FE is a violet with RGB values 159, 121, 254 and HSL 257°, 99%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9F79FE#9F79FE
HEX#9F79FE
RGBrgb(159, 121, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4745, 0.9961
RGB percentages62.4%, 47.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(257.1, 98.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 52.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK37.4%, 52.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,451,454
CSS custom property--colour: #9F79FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#608601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4092FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#498FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8794B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.3Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8FE79
Analogous#7996FE, #E279FE
Triadic#FE9F79, #79FE9F
Split complementary#FEE179, #96FE79
Tetradic#FE7996, #D8FE79, #79FEE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DEFF
Lighter +10%#C3ACFE
Darker −10%#7B46FE
Darker −20%#5614FD
Darker −30%#4002DC
Darker −40%#3101AA
More saturated +25%#9F78FF
Less saturated −25%#A68AED

Channel breakdown

R159
G121
B254
Red159 (62.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)98.52%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 79 · B FE

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