Colour

#9B35FF

#9B35FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9B35FF is a violet with RGB values 155, 53, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9B35FF#9B35FF

HEX#9B35FF

RGBrgb(155, 53, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2078, 1

RGB percentages60.8%, 20.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.3, 100%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 79.2%, 100%)

CMYK39.2%, 79.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,171,903

CSS custom property--colour: #9B35FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#64CA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno 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 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#846E9Bno 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 text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.5 Dark violet · ΔE 14 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2 Medium blue · ΔE 26.3 Blue · ΔE 30.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99FF35

Analogous#3635FF, #FF35FE

Triadic#FF9B35, #35FF9B

Split complementary#FEFF35, #35FF36

Tetradic#FF3635, #99FF35, #35FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7CEFF

Lighter +20%#CD9BFF

Lighter +10%#B468FF

Darker −10%#8202FF

Darker −20%#6800CE

Darker −30%#4E009B

Darker −40%#350068

More saturated +25%#9B35FF

Less saturated −25%#9B4EE6

Channel breakdown

R155

G53

B255

Red155 (60.8%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 35 · B FF

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