Recognised as Colour

#9938CE

#9938CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9938CE is a violet with RGB values 153, 56, 206 and HSL 279°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9938CE#9938CE

HEX#9938CE

RGBrgb(153, 56, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2196, 0.8078

RGB percentages60%, 22%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(278.8, 60.5%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 72.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK25.7%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,041,550

CSS custom property--colour: #9938CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#66C731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A6ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Tritanopia#925A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 2.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 16 Blue violet · ΔE 16.5 Dark violet · ΔE 17.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 2.11, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DCE38

Analogous#4E38CE, #CE38B8

Triadic#CE9938, #38CE99

Split complementary#B8CE38, #38CE4E

Tetradic#CE4E38, #6DCE38, #38B8CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDDCF6

Lighter +30%#D8B3EC

Lighter +20%#C38AE2

Lighter +10%#AE61D8

Darker −10%#7C2AA9

Darker −20%#5E2080

Darker −30%#401657

Darker −40%#220B2F

More saturated +25%#A219ED

Less saturated −25%#9057AF

Channel breakdown

R153

G56

B206

Red153 (60%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue278.8°

Saturation (HSL)60.48%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 38 · B CE

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