Colour

#9A23FF

#9A23FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9A23FF is a violet with RGB values 154, 35, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9A23FF#9A23FF

HEX#9A23FF

RGBrgb(154, 35, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.1373, 1

RGB percentages60.4%, 13.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(272.5, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK39.6%, 86.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,101,759

CSS custom property--colour: #9A23FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#65DC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Tritanopia#836899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15 Dark violet · ΔE 16.3 Medium blue · ΔE 25.8 Blue · ΔE 26.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88FF23

Analogous#2C23FF, #FF23F6

Triadic#FF9A23, #23FF9A

Split complementary#F6FF23, #23FF2C

Tetradic#FF2C23, #88FF23, #23F6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8EFFF

Lighter +30%#E0BCFF

Lighter +20%#C989FF

Lighter +10%#B156FF

Darker −10%#8100EF

Darker −20%#6600BC

Darker −30%#4A0089

Darker −40%#2F0056

More saturated +25%#9A23FF

Less saturated −25%#983EE3

Channel breakdown

R154

G35

B255

Red154 (60.4%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue272.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 23 · B FF

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