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Recognised as Colour

#9700CB

  • #9700CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9700CB is a violet with RGB values 151, 0, 203 and HSL 285°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9700CB#9700CB
HEX#9700CB
RGBrgb(151, 0, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0, 0.7961
RGB percentages59.2%, 0%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(284.6, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK25.6%, 100%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,139
CSS custom property--colour: #9700CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#68FF34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Tritanopia#914777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.5Blue violet · ΔE 10.6Dark orchid · ΔE 12.3Medium orchid · ΔE 28.5Medium blue · ΔE 30.4Dark magenta · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.5, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34CB00
Analogous#3100CB, #CB009A
Triadic#CB9700, #00CB97
Split complementary#99CB00, #00CB32
Tetradic#CB3200, #34CB00, #0099CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E598FF
Lighter +30%#D865FF
Lighter +20%#CA32FF
Lighter +10%#BD00FE
Darker −10%#710098
Darker −20%#4B0065
Darker −30%#250032
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9700CB
Less saturated −25%#8B19B2

Channel breakdown

R151
G0
B203
Red151 (59.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue284.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 00 · B CB

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