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Recognised as Colour

#9C2FDE

  • #9C2FDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9C2FDE is a violet with RGB values 156, 47, 222 and HSL 277°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9C2FDE#9C2FDE
HEX#9C2FDE
RGBrgb(156, 47, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1843, 0.8706
RGB percentages61.2%, 18.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(277.4, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK29.7%, 78.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,235,870
CSS custom property--colour: #9C2FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#63D021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#915C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 7.1Dark violet · ΔE 8.2Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.4Medium blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71DE2F
Analogous#452FDE, #DE2FC8
Triadic#DE9C2F, #2FDE9C
Split complementary#C9DE2F, #2FDE44
Tetradic#DE442F, #71DE2F, #2FC8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0DFFA
Lighter +30%#DBB3F3
Lighter +20%#C687EC
Lighter +10%#B15BE5
Darker −10%#801EBC
Darker −20%#621790
Darker −30%#441064
Darker −40%#260938
More saturated +25%#A311FC
Less saturated −25%#954DC0

Channel breakdown

R156
G47
B222
Red156 (61.2%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue277.37°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 2F · B DE

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