Colour

#9830FF

#9830FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9830FF is a violet with RGB values 152, 48, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9830FF#9830FF

HEX#9830FF

RGBrgb(152, 48, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1882, 1

RGB percentages59.6%, 18.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.1, 100%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.1, 81.2%, 100%)

CMYK40.4%, 81.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,974,015

CSS custom property--colour: #9830FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#67CF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7F6C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.8 Dark violet · ΔE 14.8 Medium blue · ΔE 25.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 26 Blue · ΔE 28.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97FF30

Analogous#3130FF, #FF30FE

Triadic#FF9830, #30FF98

Split complementary#FEFF30, #30FF31

Tetradic#FF3130, #97FF30, #30FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFF

Lighter +30%#E4C9FF

Lighter +20%#CB96FF

Lighter +10%#B163FF

Darker −10%#7F00FC

Darker −20%#6500C9

Darker −30%#4B0096

Darker −40%#320063

More saturated +25%#9830FF

Less saturated −25%#984AE5

Channel breakdown

R152

G48

B255

Red152 (59.6%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 30 · B FF

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