Colour

#9E09C9

#9E09C9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#9E09C9 is a violet with RGB values 158, 9, 201 and HSL 287°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#9E09C9

RGBrgb(158, 9, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.0353, 0.7882

RGB percentages62%, 3.5%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(286.6, 91.4%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 95.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK21.4%, 95.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,357,193

CSS custom property--colour: #9E09C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#61F636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9A4676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3 Blue violet · ΔE 13.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#34C909

Analogous#3E09C9, #C90994

Triadic#C99E09, #09C99E

Split complementary#94C909, #09C93E

Tetradic#C93E09, #34C909, #0994C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7A3FB

Lighter +30%#DB72F9

Lighter +20%#CE41F7

Lighter +10%#C111F4

Darker −10%#780798

Darker −20%#510567

Darker −30%#2B0237

Darker −40%#050006

More saturated +25%#A300D2

Less saturated −25%#9023AF

Channel breakdown

R158

B201

Red158 (62%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue286.56°

Saturation (HSL)91.43%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 09 · B C9

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