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Recognised as Colour

#9F82DA

  • #9F82DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F82DA is a violet with RGB values 159, 130, 218 and HSL 260°, 54%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F82DA#9F82DA
HEX#9F82DA
RGBrgb(159, 130, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5098, 0.8549
RGB percentages62.4%, 51%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(259.8, 54.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 40.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK27.1%, 40.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,453,722
CSS custom property--colour: #9F82DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#607D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A91DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F90D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9391A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Plum · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDDA82
Analogous#8291DA, #CB82DA
Triadic#DA9F82, #82DA9F
Split complementary#DACB82, #91DA82
Tetradic#DA8291, #BDDA82, #82DACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FD
Lighter +20%#DBD1F1
Lighter +10%#BDA9E6
Darker −10%#815BCE
Darker −20%#6438BE
Darker −30%#4F2D96
Darker −40%#3B216F
More saturated +25%#986EEE
Less saturated −25%#A696C6

Channel breakdown

R159
G130
B218
Red159 (62.4%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue259.77°
Saturation (HSL)54.32%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 82 · B DA

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