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Recognised as Colour

#9B3EE2

  • #9B3EE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9B3EE2 is a violet with RGB values 155, 62, 226 and HSL 274°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9B3EE2#9B3EE2
HEX#9B3EE2
RGBrgb(155, 62, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2431, 0.8863
RGB percentages60.8%, 24.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(274, 73.9%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 72.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK31.4%, 72.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,174,178
CSS custom property--colour: #9B3EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#64C11D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8E658Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.8Blue violet · ΔE 10Dark violet · ΔE 13.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85E23E
Analogous#493EE2, #E23ED7
Triadic#E29B3E, #3EE29B
Split complementary#D7E23E, #3EE249
Tetradic#E2493E, #85E23E, #3ED7E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EFFD
Lighter +30%#E0C3F6
Lighter +20%#C997EF
Lighter +10%#B26AE9
Darker −10%#821FCE
Darker −20%#6618A2
Darker −30%#4A1275
Darker −40%#2E0B49
More saturated +25%#9F22FE
Less saturated −25%#975AC6

Channel breakdown

R155
G62
B226
Red155 (60.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue274.02°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 3E · B E2

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