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Recognised as Colour

#9858FF

  • #9858FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9858FF is a violet with RGB values 152, 88, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9858FF#9858FF
HEX#9858FF
RGBrgb(152, 88, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3451, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 34.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(263, 100%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 65.5%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 65.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,984,255
CSS custom property--colour: #9858FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#67A700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#7E7FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Dark violet · ΔE 21.3Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFFF58
Analogous#586CFF, #EB58FF
Triadic#FF9858, #58FF98
Split complementary#FFEC58, #6BFF58
Tetradic#FF586C, #BFFF58, #58FFEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F1FF
Lighter +20%#D7BEFF
Lighter +10%#B78BFF
Darker −10%#7925FF
Darker −20%#5C00F1
Darker −30%#4900BE
Darker −40%#35008B
More saturated +25%#9858FF
Less saturated −25%#9D6DEA

Channel breakdown

R152
G88
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 58 · B FF

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