Colour

#9637FF

#9637FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9637FF is a violet with RGB values 150, 55, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9637FF#9637FF

HEX#9637FF

RGBrgb(150, 55, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.2157, 1

RGB percentages58.8%, 21.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(268.5, 100%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.5, 78.4%, 100%)

CMYK41.2%, 78.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,844,735

CSS custom property--colour: #9637FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#69C800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#006FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7C6F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.1 Dark violet · ΔE 14.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2 Medium blue · ΔE 25.3 Blue · ΔE 30.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0FF37

Analogous#373CFF, #FA37FF

Triadic#FF9637, #37FF96

Split complementary#FFFA37, #3CFF37

Tetradic#FF373C, #A0FF37, #37FFFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6D0FF

Lighter +20%#CC9DFF

Lighter +10%#B16AFF

Darker −10%#7B04FF

Darker −20%#6300D0

Darker −30%#4B009D

Darker −40%#32006A

More saturated +25%#9637FF

Less saturated −25%#9750E6

Channel breakdown

R150

G55

B255

Red150 (58.8%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue268.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 37 · B FF

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