Colour

#9B33FF

#9B33FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9B33FF is a violet with RGB values 155, 51, 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

#9B33FF#9B33FF

HEX#9B33FF

RGBrgb(155, 51, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2, 1

RGB percentages60.8%, 20%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.6, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 80%, 100%)

CMYK39.2%, 80%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,171,391

CSS custom property--colour: #9B33FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#64CC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0070FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Tritanopia#846D9Bno 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 text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11 Dark violet · ΔE 14.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8 Medium blue · ΔE 26.2 Blue · ΔE 30.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97FF33

Analogous#3533FF, #FF33FD

Triadic#FF9B33, #33FF9B

Split complementary#FDFF33, #33FF35

Tetradic#FF3533, #97FF33, #33FDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6CCFF

Lighter +20%#CD99FF

Lighter +10%#B466FF

Darker −10%#8200FF

Darker −20%#6800CC

Darker −30%#4E0099

Darker −40%#340066

More saturated +25%#9B33FF

Less saturated −25%#9A4CE6

Channel breakdown

R155

G51

B255

Red155 (60.8%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 33 · B FF

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