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Recognised as Colour

#9C00CB

  • #9C00CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9C00CB is a violet with RGB values 156, 0, 203 and HSL 286°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9C00CB#9C00CB
HEX#9C00CB
RGBrgb(156, 0, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0, 0.7961
RGB percentages61.2%, 0%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(286.1, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK23.2%, 100%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,223,819
CSS custom property--colour: #9C00CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#63FF34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#974677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5.8Blue violet · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 12Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6Dark magenta · ΔE 30.1Fuchsia · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FCB00
Analogous#3600CB, #CB0095
Triadic#CB9C00, #00CB9C
Split complementary#94CB00, #00CB37
Tetradic#CB3700, #2FCB00, #0095CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E798FF
Lighter +30%#DB65FF
Lighter +20%#D032FF
Lighter +10%#C300FE
Darker −10%#750098
Darker −20%#4E0065
Darker −30%#260032
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9C00CB
Less saturated −25%#8E19B2

Channel breakdown

R156
G0
B203
Red156 (61.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue286.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 00 · B CB

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