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Recognised as Colour

#9B0BED

  • #9B0BED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9B0BED is a violet with RGB values 155, 11, 237 and HSL 278°, 91%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9B0BED#9B0BED
HEX#9B0BED
RGBrgb(155, 11, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.0431, 0.9294
RGB percentages60.8%, 4.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(278.2, 91.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 95.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK34.6%, 95.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,161,133
CSS custom property--colour: #9B0BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#64F412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8B5A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.6Blue violet · ΔE 12Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Medium blue · ΔE 26Fuchsia · ΔE 30.5Magenta · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DED0B
Analogous#2A0BED, #ED0BCE
Triadic#ED9B0B, #0BED9B
Split complementary#CEED0B, #0BED2A
Tetradic#ED2A0B, #5DED0B, #0BCEED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C8FC
Lighter +30%#D697FA
Lighter +20%#C366F8
Lighter +10%#B035F6
Darker −10%#7B09BC
Darker −20%#5B068C
Darker −30%#3B045B
Darker −40%#1C022A
More saturated +25%#9E00F8
Less saturated −25%#922ACE

Channel breakdown

R155
G11
B237
Red155 (60.8%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue278.23°
Saturation (HSL)91.13%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 0B · B ED

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