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Recognised as Colour

#9B2BE0

  • #9B2BE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9B2BE0 is a violet with RGB values 155, 43, 224 and HSL 277°, 74%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9B2BE0#9B2BE0
HEX#9B2BE0
RGBrgb(155, 43, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.1686, 0.8784
RGB percentages60.8%, 16.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(277.1, 74.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 80.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK30.8%, 80.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,169,312
CSS custom property--colour: #9B2BE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#64D41F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8F5C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 5.6Dark violet · ΔE 6.5Dark orchid · ΔE 12Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6Medium blue · ΔE 29.3Fuchsia · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 5.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70E02B
Analogous#412BE0, #E02BCA
Triadic#E09B2B, #2BE09B
Split complementary#CAE02B, #2BE041
Tetradic#E0412B, #70E02B, #2BCAE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDDFA
Lighter +30%#DAB0F4
Lighter +20%#C584ED
Lighter +10%#B057E7
Darker −10%#7F1CBC
Darker −20%#611590
Darker −30%#430F63
Darker −40%#250837
More saturated +25%#A20DFE
Less saturated −25%#9449C2

Channel breakdown

R155
G43
B224
Red155 (60.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue277.13°
Saturation (HSL)74.49%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 2B · B E0

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