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Colour

#9B4DE8

  • #9B4DE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9B4DE8 is a violet with RGB values 155, 77, 232 and HSL 270°, 77%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9B4DE8#9B4DE8
HEX#9B4DE8
RGBrgb(155, 77, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.302, 0.9098
RGB percentages60.8%, 30.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(270.2, 77.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 66.8%, 91%)
CMYK33.2%, 66.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,178,024
CSS custom property--colour: #9B4DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#64B217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0176E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8C7094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Blue violet · ΔE 14.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AE84D
Analogous#4E4DE8, #E84DE7
Triadic#E89B4D, #4DE89B
Split complementary#E8E84D, #4DE84D
Tetradic#E84D4D, #9AE84D, #4DE7E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7D4FA
Lighter +20%#CEA7F4
Lighter +10%#B47AEE
Darker −10%#8220E2
Darker −20%#6818B7
Darker −30%#4E128A
Darker −40%#350C5D
More saturated +25%#9B36FF
Less saturated −25%#9B66CF

Channel breakdown

R155
G77
B232
Red155 (60.8%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue270.19°
Saturation (HSL)77.11%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 4D · B E8

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