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Recognised as Colour

#9457FF

  • #9457FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9457FF is a violet with RGB values 148, 87, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9457FF#9457FF
HEX#9457FF
RGBrgb(148, 87, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3412, 1
RGB percentages58%, 34.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(261.8, 100%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 65.9%, 100%)
CMYK42%, 65.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,721,855
CSS custom property--colour: #9457FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#6BA800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#777FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.2Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.3Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2FF57
Analogous#576EFF, #E857FF
Triadic#FF9457, #57FF94
Split complementary#FFE857, #6EFF57
Tetradic#FF576E, #C2FF57, #57FFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F0FF
Lighter +20%#D5BDFF
Lighter +10%#B48AFF
Darker −10%#7424FF
Darker −20%#5700F0
Darker −30%#4500BD
Darker −40%#32008A
More saturated +25%#9457FF
Less saturated −25%#9A6CEA

Channel breakdown

R148
G87
B255
Red148 (58%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue261.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 57 · B FF

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