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Colour

#9402BB

  • #9402BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9402BB is a violet with RGB values 148, 2, 187 and HSL 287°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9402BB#9402BB
HEX#9402BB
RGBrgb(148, 2, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.0078, 0.7333
RGB percentages58%, 0.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(287.4, 97.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 98.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK20.9%, 98.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,700,027
CSS custom property--colour: #9402BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#6BFD44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Tritanopia#91406Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.7Dark violet · ΔE 12Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Dark magenta · ΔE 23.2Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Indigo · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29BB02
Analogous#3702BB, #BB0285
Triadic#BB9402, #02BB94
Split complementary#85BB02, #02BB37
Tetradic#BB3702, #29BB02, #0285BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E68BFE
Lighter +30%#DB59FD
Lighter +20%#CF26FD
Lighter +10%#BC03ED
Darker −10%#6C0189
Darker −20%#440156
Darker −30%#1C0024
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9500BD
Less saturated −25%#861AA3

Channel breakdown

R148
G2
B187
Red148 (58%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue287.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.88%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 02 · B BB

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