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Colour

#9D34FF

  • #9D34FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9D34FF is a violet with RGB values 157, 52, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9D34FF#9D34FF
HEX#9D34FF
RGBrgb(157, 52, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2039, 1
RGB percentages61.6%, 20.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(271, 100%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271, 79.6%, 100%)
CMYK38.4%, 79.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,302,719
CSS custom property--colour: #9D34FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#62CB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#876D9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.7Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Medium blue · ΔE 26.7Blue · ΔE 31Fuchsia · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96FF34
Analogous#3834FF, #FF34FB
Triadic#FF9D34, #34FF9D
Split complementary#FBFF34, #34FF37
Tetradic#FF3834, #96FF34, #34FCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7CDFF
Lighter +20%#CE9AFF
Lighter +10%#B667FF
Darker −10%#8401FF
Darker −20%#6A00CD
Darker −30%#50009A
Darker −40%#350067
More saturated +25%#9D34FF
Less saturated −25%#9C4DE6

Channel breakdown

R157
G52
B255
Red157 (61.6%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue271.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 34 · B FF

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