Recognised as Colour

#9023FF

#9023FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9023FF is a violet with RGB values 144, 35, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9023FF#9023FF

HEX#9023FF

RGBrgb(144, 35, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.1373, 1

RGB percentages56.5%, 13.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(269.7, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK43.5%, 86.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,446,399

CSS custom property--colour: #9023FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#6FDC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0067FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Tritanopia#736999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.6 Dark violet · ΔE 17.6 Medium blue · ΔE 23.6 Blue · ΔE 24.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92FF23

Analogous#2324FF, #FE23FF

Triadic#FF9023, #23FF90

Split complementary#FFFE23, #24FF23

Tetradic#FF2324, #92FF23, #23FFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EFFF

Lighter +30%#DDBCFF

Lighter +20%#C389FF

Lighter +10%#AA56FF

Darker −10%#7600EF

Darker −20%#5D00BC

Darker −30%#440089

Darker −40%#2B0056

More saturated +25%#9023FF

Less saturated −25%#903EE3

Channel breakdown

R144

G35

B255

Red144 (56.5%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue269.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 23 · B FF

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