Colour

#9F7CB3

#9F7CB3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9F7CB3 is a violet with RGB values 159, 124, 179 and HSL 278°, 27%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#9F7CB3

RGBrgb(159, 124, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4863, 0.702

RGB percentages62.4%, 48.6%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(278.2, 26.6%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 30.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK11.2%, 30.7%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,452,147

CSS custom property--colour: #9F7CB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#60834C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7387B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8AB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9D8390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Medium purple · ΔE 29.3 Thistle · ΔE 29.3 Steel blue · ΔE 29.6 Slate grey · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90B37C

Analogous#847CB3, #B37CAB

Triadic#B39F7C, #7CB39F

Split complementary#ACB37C, #7CB384

Tetradic#B3847C, #90B37C, #7CABB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFE

Lighter +30%#E6DDEB

Lighter +20%#CEBDD8

Lighter +10%#B79CC6

Darker −10%#875D9F

Darker −20%#6C4A7F

Darker −30%#50375F

Darker −40%#35243F

More saturated +25%#A662CD

Less saturated −25%#989699

Channel breakdown

R159

G124

B179

Red159 (62.4%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue278.18°

Saturation (HSL)26.57%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 7C · B B3

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Colour values

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