Colour

#9B50E4

#9B50E4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9B50E4 is a violet with RGB values 155, 80, 228 and HSL 270°, 73%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9B50E4

RGBrgb(155, 80, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3137, 0.8941

RGB percentages60.8%, 31.4%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(270.4, 73.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 64.9%, 89.4%)

CMYK32%, 64.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,178,788

CSS custom property--colour: #9B50E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#64AF1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D76E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8D7093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Blue violet · ΔE 18.2 Dark violet · ΔE 22.2 Slate blue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99E450

Analogous#5150E4, #E450E3

Triadic#E49B50, #50E49B

Split complementary#E3E450, #50E451

Tetradic#E45150, #99E450, #50E3E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7D5F8

Lighter +20%#CDA8F2

Lighter +10%#B47CEB

Darker −10%#8224DD

Darker −20%#681CB2

Darker −30%#4E1586

Darker −40%#350E5A

More saturated +25%#9B37FD

Less saturated −25%#9B69CB

Channel breakdown

R155

G80

B228

Red155 (60.8%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue270.41°

Saturation (HSL)73.27%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 50 · B E4

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