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Colour

#9F7ADD

  • #9F7ADD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F7ADD is a violet with RGB values 159, 122, 221 and HSL 262°, 59%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F7ADD#9F7ADD
HEX#9F7ADD
RGBrgb(159, 122, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4784, 0.8667
RGB percentages62.4%, 47.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(262.4, 59.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 44.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK28.1%, 44.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,451,677
CSS custom property--colour: #9F7ADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#608522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D8DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#658CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#938CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.1Slate blue · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 24Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8DD7A
Analogous#7A86DD, #D17ADD
Triadic#DD9F7A, #7ADD9F
Split complementary#DDD17A, #87DD7A
Tetradic#DD7A86, #B8DD7A, #7ADDD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F4FC
Lighter +20%#DACBF2
Lighter +10%#BCA3E7
Darker −10%#8251D3
Darker −20%#6631C0
Darker −30%#512797
Darker −40%#3B1C6F
More saturated +25%#9A65F2
Less saturated −25%#A48FC8

Channel breakdown

R159
G122
B221
Red159 (62.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue262.42°
Saturation (HSL)59.28%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 7A · B DD

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