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Recognised as Colour

#9B59FC

  • #9B59FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9B59FC is a violet with RGB values 155, 89, 252 and HSL 264°, 96%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9B59FC#9B59FC
HEX#9B59FC
RGBrgb(155, 89, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.349, 0.9882
RGB percentages60.8%, 34.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(264.3, 96.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 64.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK38.5%, 64.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,181,116
CSS custom property--colour: #9B59FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#64A603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#847FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.5Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAFC59
Analogous#5968FC, #ED59FC
Triadic#FC9B59, #59FC9B
Split complementary#FCED59, #68FC59
Tetradic#FC5968, #BAFC59, #59FCED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EFFF
Lighter +20%#D7BDFE
Lighter +10%#B98BFD
Darker −10%#7D27FB
Darker −20%#6204EB
Darker −30%#4D03B9
Darker −40%#380287
More saturated +25%#9A56FF
Less saturated −25%#9F6EE7

Channel breakdown

R155
G89
B252
Red155 (60.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue264.29°
Saturation (HSL)96.45%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 59 · B FC

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