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Recognised as Colour

#9E02BE

  • #9E02BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9E02BE is a violet with RGB values 158, 2, 190 and HSL 290°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9E02BE#9E02BE
HEX#9E02BE
RGBrgb(158, 2, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.0078, 0.7451
RGB percentages62%, 0.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(289.8, 97.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 98.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK16.8%, 98.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,355,390
CSS custom property--colour: #9E02BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#61FD41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1761BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9D3F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5Dark violet · ΔE 12.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22BE02
Analogous#4002BE, #BE0280
Triadic#BE9E02, #02BE9E
Split complementary#80BE02, #02BE40
Tetradic#BE4002, #22BE02, #0280BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EB8EFE
Lighter +30%#E25CFD
Lighter +20%#D929FD
Lighter +10%#C803F0
Darker −10%#74018C
Darker −20%#4A0159
Darker −30%#200027
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F00C0
Less saturated −25%#8E1AA6

Channel breakdown

R158
G2
B190
Red158 (62%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue289.79°
Saturation (HSL)97.92%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 02 · B BE

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