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Recognised as Colour

#9557FC

  • #9557FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9557FC is a violet with RGB values 149, 87, 252 and HSL 263°, 96%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9557FC#9557FC
HEX#9557FC
RGBrgb(149, 87, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3412, 0.9882
RGB percentages58.4%, 34.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(262.5, 96.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 65.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK40.9%, 65.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,787,388
CSS custom property--colour: #9557FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#6AA803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#007AF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#7A7EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEFC57
Analogous#576CFC, #E757FC
Triadic#FC9557, #57FC95
Split complementary#FCE857, #6BFC57
Tetradic#FC576C, #BEFC57, #57FCE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EDFF
Lighter +20%#D4BBFE
Lighter +10%#B589FD
Darker −10%#7525FB
Darker −20%#5A04E9
Darker −30%#4703B7
Darker −40%#330285
More saturated +25%#9454FF
Less saturated −25%#9A6CE7

Channel breakdown

R149
G87
B252
Red149 (58.4%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue262.55°
Saturation (HSL)96.49%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 57 · B FC

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