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Recognised as Colour

#9700DF

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

#9700DF is a violet with RGB values 151, 0, 223 and HSL 281°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9700DF#9700DF
HEX#9700DF
RGBrgb(151, 0, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0, 0.8745
RGB percentages59.2%, 0%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(280.6, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK32.3%, 100%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,159
CSS custom property--colour: #9700DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#68FF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8B5283no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5.4Blue violet · ΔE 9.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium blue · ΔE 26Fuchsia · ΔE 30.7Magenta · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48DF00
Analogous#2700DF, #DF00B8
Triadic#DF9700, #00DF97
Split complementary#B8DF00, #00DF27
Tetradic#DF2700, #48DF00, #00B8DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4ACFF
Lighter +30%#D479FF
Lighter +20%#C346FF
Lighter +10%#B313FF
Darker −10%#7400AC
Darker −20%#520079
Darker −30%#2F0046
Darker −40%#0D0013
More saturated +25%#9700DF
Less saturated −25%#8D1CC3

Channel breakdown

R151
G0
B223
Red151 (59.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue280.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 00 · B DF

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