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Colour

#9000EE

  • #9000EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9000EE is a violet with RGB values 144, 0, 238 and HSL 276°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9000EE#9000EE
HEX#9000EE
RGBrgb(144, 0, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0, 0.9333
RGB percentages56.5%, 0%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(276.3, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK39.5%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,437,422
CSS custom property--colour: #9000EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#6FFF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7B5B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Medium blue · ΔE 23.2Blue · ΔE 26.6Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Fuchsia · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EEE00
Analogous#1900EE, #EE00D5
Triadic#EE9000, #00EE90
Split complementary#D5EE00, #00EE19
Tetradic#EE1900, #5EEE00, #00D5EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4BBFF
Lighter +30%#D088FF
Lighter +20%#BC55FF
Lighter +10%#A822FF
Darker −10%#7100BB
Darker −20%#520088
Darker −30%#330055
Darker −40%#150022
More saturated +25%#9000EE
Less saturated −25%#8A1ED0

Channel breakdown

R144
G0
B238
Red144 (56.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue276.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 00 · B EE

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