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Colour

#9551FF

  • #9551FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9551FF is a violet with RGB values 149, 81, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9551FF#9551FF
HEX#9551FF
RGBrgb(149, 81, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3176, 1
RGB percentages58.4%, 31.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(263.4, 100%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.4, 68.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.6%, 68.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,785,855
CSS custom property--colour: #9551FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#6AAE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0078FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#797CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3Medium orchid · ΔE 29.2Medium blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBFF51
Analogous#5164FF, #EC51FF
Triadic#FF9551, #51FF95
Split complementary#FFEC51, #64FF51
Tetradic#FF5164, #BBFF51, #51FFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EAFF
Lighter +20%#D3B7FF
Lighter +10%#B484FF
Darker −10%#761EFF
Darker −20%#5B00EA
Darker −30%#4800B7
Darker −40%#340084
More saturated +25%#9551FF
Less saturated −25%#9A67E9

Channel breakdown

R149
G81
B255
Red149 (58.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue263.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 51 · B FF

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