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Colour

#9C2BDE

  • #9C2BDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9C2BDE is a violet with RGB values 156, 43, 222 and HSL 278°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9C2BDE#9C2BDE
HEX#9C2BDE
RGBrgb(156, 43, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1686, 0.8706
RGB percentages61.2%, 16.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(277.9, 73.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 80.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK29.7%, 80.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,234,846
CSS custom property--colour: #9C2BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#63D421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006ADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#915B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 6.5Dark violet · ΔE 6.8Dark orchid · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 26.6Medium blue · ΔE 30.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DDE2B
Analogous#432BDE, #DE2BC6
Triadic#DE9C2B, #2BDE9C
Split complementary#C6DE2B, #2BDE43
Tetradic#DE432B, #6DDE2B, #2BC6DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDCF9
Lighter +30%#DAAFF3
Lighter +20%#C583EC
Lighter +10%#B157E5
Darker −10%#801DB9
Darker −20%#61168D
Darker −30%#430F61
Darker −40%#240835
More saturated +25%#A40CFD
Less saturated −25%#944ABF

Channel breakdown

R156
G43
B222
Red156 (61.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue277.88°
Saturation (HSL)73.06%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 2B · B DE

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