Colour

#9429EF

#9429EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9429EF is a violet with RGB values 148, 41, 239 and HSL 272°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9429EF#9429EF

HEX#9429EF

RGBrgb(148, 41, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.1608, 0.9373

RGB percentages58%, 16.1%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(272.4, 86.1%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 82.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK38.1%, 82.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,710,063

CSS custom property--colour: #9429EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#6BD610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0068EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Tritanopia#806390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 6.5 Dark violet · ΔE 9.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7 Medium blue · ΔE 24.6 Blue · ΔE 32.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84EF29

Analogous#3129EF, #EF29E7

Triadic#EF9429, #29EF94

Split complementary#E7EF29, #29EF31

Tetradic#EF3129, #84EF29, #29E7EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3E7FD

Lighter +30%#DBB7FA

Lighter +20%#C388F6

Lighter +10%#AC58F3

Darker −10%#7A10D5

Darker −20%#5F0CA6

Darker −30%#440976

Darker −40%#290547

More saturated +25%#9519FF

Less saturated −25%#9246D2

Channel breakdown

R148

G41

B239

Red148 (58%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue272.42°

Saturation (HSL)86.09%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 29 · B EF

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