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Colour

#9D37EE

  • #9D37EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9D37EE is a violet with RGB values 157, 55, 238 and HSL 273°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9D37EE#9D37EE
HEX#9D37EE
RGBrgb(157, 55, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2157, 0.9333
RGB percentages61.6%, 21.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(273.4, 84.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.4, 76.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK34%, 76.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,303,470
CSS custom property--colour: #9D37EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#62C811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8D6792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 5.2Dark violet · ΔE 9.6Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium blue · ΔE 28.8Medium orchid · ΔE 29.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 5.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88EE37
Analogous#4237EE, #EE37E3
Triadic#EE9D37, #37EE9D
Split complementary#E3EE37, #37EE41
Tetradic#EE4137, #88EE37, #37E4EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F3FE
Lighter +30%#E2C4FA
Lighter +20%#CB95F6
Lighter +10%#B466F2
Darker −10%#8513DF
Darker −20%#690FB0
Darker −30%#4D0B81
Darker −40%#310752
More saturated +25%#9F26FF
Less saturated −25%#9A52D3

Channel breakdown

R157
G55
B238
Red157 (61.6%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue273.44°
Saturation (HSL)84.33%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 37 · B EE

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