Colour

#9B14FF

#9B14FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9B14FF is a violet with RGB values 155, 20, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9B14FF#9B14FF

HEX#9B14FF

RGBrgb(155, 20, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.0784, 1

RGB percentages60.8%, 7.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.5, 100%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.5, 92.2%, 100%)

CMYK39.2%, 92.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,163,455

CSS custom property--colour: #9B14FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#64EB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Tritanopia#846497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.9 Dark violet · ΔE 18.1 Blue · ΔE 25.7 Medium blue · ΔE 26.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78FF14

Analogous#2514FF, #FF14EE

Triadic#FF9B14, #14FF9B

Split complementary#EEFF14, #14FF25

Tetradic#FF2514, #78FF14, #14EEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E0FF

Lighter +30%#DCADFF

Lighter +20%#C67AFF

Lighter +10%#B147FF

Darker −10%#8100E0

Darker −20%#6300AD

Darker −30%#46007A

Darker −40%#290047

More saturated +25%#9B14FF

Less saturated −25%#9731E2

Channel breakdown

R155

G20

B255

Red155 (60.8%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 14 · B FF

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Colour values

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