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Recognised as Colour

#9C03DC

  • #9C03DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9C03DC is a violet with RGB values 156, 3, 220 and HSL 282°, 97%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9C03DC#9C03DC
HEX#9C03DC
RGBrgb(156, 3, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.0118, 0.8627
RGB percentages61.2%, 1.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(282.3, 97.3%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 98.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK29.1%, 98.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,224,604
CSS custom property--colour: #9C03DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#63FC23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#925081no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.5Blue violet · ΔE 9.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium blue · ΔE 28.1Fuchsia · ΔE 29.3Magenta · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.55, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43DC03
Analogous#3003DC, #DC03AF
Triadic#DC9C03, #03DC9C
Split complementary#AFDC03, #03DC30
Tetradic#DC3003, #43DC03, #03AFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6ADFE
Lighter +30%#D77BFD
Lighter +20%#C748FD
Lighter +10%#B816FC
Darker −10%#7802AA
Darker −20%#550277
Darker −30%#310145
Darker −40%#0D0013
More saturated +25%#9D00DF
Less saturated −25%#911FC0

Channel breakdown

R156
G3
B220
Red156 (61.2%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue282.3°
Saturation (HSL)97.31%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 03 · B DC

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