Recognised as Colour

#9331EF

#9331EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9331EF is a violet with RGB values 147, 49, 239 and HSL 271°, 86%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9331EF#9331EF

HEX#9331EF

RGBrgb(147, 49, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.1922, 0.9373

RGB percentages57.6%, 19.2%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(270.9, 85.6%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 79.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK38.5%, 79.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,646,575

CSS custom property--colour: #9331EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#6CCE10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#006AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7E6691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 4.4 Dark violet · ΔE 9.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6 Medium blue · ΔE 25.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 33.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 4.43, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DEF31

Analogous#3431EF, #EF31EC

Triadic#EF9331, #31EF93

Split complementary#ECEF31, #31EF34

Tetradic#EF3431, #8DEF31, #31ECEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EEFE

Lighter +30%#DDBFFA

Lighter +20%#C590F6

Lighter +10%#AC60F3

Darker −10%#7A11DC

Darker −20%#600DAD

Darker −30%#450A7D

Darker −40%#2B064E

More saturated +25%#9421FF

Less saturated −25%#924DD3

Channel breakdown

R147

G49

B239

Red147 (57.6%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue270.95°

Saturation (HSL)85.59%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 31 · B EF

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