Colour

#9333FF

#9333FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9333FF is a violet with RGB values 147, 51, 255 and HSL 268°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9333FF#9333FF

HEX#9333FF

RGBrgb(147, 51, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.2, 1

RGB percentages57.6%, 20%, 100%

HSLhsl(268.2, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 80%, 100%)

CMYK42.4%, 80%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,647,103

CSS custom property--colour: #9333FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#6CCC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#006CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#776E9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.2 Dark violet · ΔE 15.2 Medium blue · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7 Blue · ΔE 28.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FFF33

Analogous#3339FF, #F933FF

Triadic#FF9333, #33FF93

Split complementary#FFF933, #39FF33

Tetradic#FF3339, #9FFF33, #33FFF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4CCFF

Lighter +20%#C999FF

Lighter +10%#AE66FF

Darker −10%#7800FF

Darker −20%#6000CC

Darker −30%#480099

Darker −40%#300066

More saturated +25%#9333FF

Less saturated −25%#954CE6

Channel breakdown

R147

G51

B255

Red147 (57.6%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue268.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 33 · B FF

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