Colour

#9F87BE

#9F87BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9F87BE is a violet with RGB values 159, 135, 190 and HSL 266°, 30%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9F87BE#9F87BE

HEX#9F87BE

RGBrgb(159, 135, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5294, 0.7451

RGB percentages62.4%, 52.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(266.2, 29.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 28.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK16.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,454,974

CSS custom property--colour: #9F87BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.6 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#909090

Inverted#607841

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C91C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#8191BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9A8F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 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

Plum · ΔE 18.4 Steel blue · ΔE 26.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3 Thistle · ΔE 26.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Slate grey · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6BE87

Analogous#878ABE, #BB87BE

Triadic#BE9F87, #87BE9F

Split complementary#BEBA87, #8ABE87

Tetradic#BE878A, #A6BE87, #87BEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEEAF4

Lighter +20%#D4C9E2

Lighter +10%#B9A8D0

Darker −10%#8566AC

Darker −20%#6B4E91

Darker −30%#533C70

Darker −40%#3A2B4E

More saturated +25%#9C70D5

Less saturated −25%#A29EA7

Channel breakdown

R159

G135

B190

Red159 (62.4%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue266.18°

Saturation (HSL)29.73%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 87 · B BE

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