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Recognised as Colour

#9F7DEC

  • #9F7DEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F7DEC is a violet with RGB values 159, 125, 236 and HSL 258°, 74%, 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

#9F7DEC#9F7DEC
HEX#9F7DEC
RGBrgb(159, 125, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4902, 0.9255
RGB percentages62.4%, 49%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(258.4, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK32.6%, 47%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,452,460
CSS custom property--colour: #9F7DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#608213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5891F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8E92A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAEC7D
Analogous#7D93EC, #D67DEC
Triadic#EC9F7D, #7DEC9F
Split complementary#ECD77D, #92EC7D
Tetradic#EC7D93, #CAEC7D, #7DECD6

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%#7E51E5
Darker −20%#5D24DF
Darker −30%#4A1BB5
Darker −40%#381489
More saturated +25%#986AFF
Less saturated −25%#A690D9

Channel breakdown

R159
G125
B236
Red159 (62.4%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue258.38°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 7D · B EC

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