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Colour

#9B31FF

  • #9B31FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9B31FF is a violet with RGB values 155, 49, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9B31FF#9B31FF
HEX#9B31FF
RGBrgb(155, 49, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.1922, 1
RGB percentages60.8%, 19.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.9, 100%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 80.8%, 100%)
CMYK39.2%, 80.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,170,879
CSS custom property--colour: #9B31FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#64CE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#846C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.5Dark violet · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Medium blue · ΔE 26.1Blue · ΔE 29.8Fuchsia · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95FF31
Analogous#3431FF, #FF31FC
Triadic#FF9B31, #31FF9B
Split complementary#FCFF31, #31FF34
Tetradic#FF3431, #95FF31, #31FCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#E5CAFF
Lighter +20%#CD97FF
Lighter +10%#B464FF
Darker −10%#8200FD
Darker −20%#6800CA
Darker −30%#4E0097
Darker −40%#330064
More saturated +25%#9B31FF
Less saturated −25%#9A4BE5

Channel breakdown

R155
G49
B255
Red155 (60.8%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 31 · B FF

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