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Recognised as Colour

#9F7DE8

  • #9F7DE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F7DE8 is a violet with RGB values 159, 125, 232 and HSL 259°, 70%, 70%. 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

#9F7DE8#9F7DE8
HEX#9F7DE8
RGBrgb(159, 125, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4902, 0.9098
RGB percentages62.4%, 49%, 91%
HSLhsl(259.1, 69.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 46.1%, 91%)
CMYK31.5%, 46.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,452,456
CSS custom property--colour: #9F7DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#608217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A90ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#618FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8F91A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 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 text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.9, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6E87D
Analogous#7D90E8, #D57DE8
Triadic#E89F7D, #7DE89F
Split complementary#E8D47D, #90E87D
Tetradic#E87D90, #C6E87D, #7DE8D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFD4F7
Lighter +10%#BFA8F0
Darker −10%#7F52E0
Darker −20%#5F26D9
Darker −30%#4C1FAD
Darker −40%#391782
More saturated +25%#986AFB
Less saturated −25%#A690D5

Channel breakdown

R159
G125
B232
Red159 (62.4%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue259.07°
Saturation (HSL)69.93%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 7D · B E8

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