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Recognised as Colour

#9700D2

  • #9700D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9700D2 is a violet with RGB values 151, 0, 210 and HSL 283°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9700D2#9700D2
HEX#9700D2
RGBrgb(151, 0, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0, 0.8235
RGB percentages59.2%, 0%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(283.1, 100%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 100%, 82.4%)
CMYK28.1%, 100%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,146
CSS custom property--colour: #9700D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#68FF2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8F4B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 1.3Blue violet · ΔE 9Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Medium blue · ΔE 28.5Fuchsia · ΔE 30.9Magenta · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 1.31, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BD200
Analogous#2E00D2, #D200A4
Triadic#D29700, #00D297
Split complementary#A4D200, #00D22E
Tetradic#D22E00, #3BD200, #00A4D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E49FFF
Lighter +30%#D66CFF
Lighter +20%#C739FF
Lighter +10%#B906FF
Darker −10%#72009F
Darker −20%#4E006C
Darker −30%#290039
Darker −40%#040006
More saturated +25%#9700D2
Less saturated −25%#8B1AB8

Channel breakdown

R151
G0
B210
Red151 (59.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue283.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 00 · B D2

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