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Colour

#9538FB

  • #9538FB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9538FB is a violet with RGB values 149, 56, 251 and HSL 269°, 96%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9538FB#9538FB
HEX#9538FB
RGBrgb(149, 56, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2196, 0.9843
RGB percentages58.4%, 22%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(268.6, 96.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 77.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK40.6%, 77.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,779,451
CSS custom property--colour: #9538FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#6AC704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7C6E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.1Dark violet · ΔE 13.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1Medium blue · ΔE 25.3Blue · ΔE 31.8Fuchsia · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EFB38
Analogous#383CFB, #F738FB
Triadic#FB9538, #38FB95
Split complementary#FBF738, #3CFB38
Tetradic#FB383C, #9EFB38, #38FBF7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5CEFE
Lighter +20%#CA9CFD
Lighter +10%#B06AFC
Darker −10%#7A06FA
Darker −20%#6204C9
Darker −30%#4A0397
Darker −40%#310265
More saturated +25%#9534FF
Less saturated −25%#9651E2

Channel breakdown

R149
G56
B251
Red149 (58.4%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue268.62°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 38 · B FB

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