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Recognised as Colour

#9F7CED

  • #9F7CED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F7CED is a violet with RGB values 159, 124, 237 and HSL 259°, 76%, 71%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#9F7CED#9F7CED
HEX#9F7CED
RGBrgb(159, 124, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4863, 0.9294
RGB percentages62.4%, 48.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(258.6, 75.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 47.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK32.9%, 47.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,452,205
CSS custom property--colour: #9F7CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27901WCAG 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 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#608312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5591F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8E92A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Orchid · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAED7C
Analogous#7C91ED, #D87CED
Triadic#ED9F7C, #7CED9F
Split complementary#EDD87C, #91ED7C
Tetradic#ED7C91, #CAED7C, #7CEDD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1D6F9
Lighter +10%#C0A9F3
Darker −10%#7E4FE7
Darker −20%#5D22E1
Darker −30%#4A19B7
Darker −40%#38138A
More saturated +25%#986AFF
Less saturated −25%#A68FDA

Channel breakdown

R159
G124
B237
Red159 (62.4%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue258.58°
Saturation (HSL)75.84%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 7C · B ED

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