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Recognised as Colour

#9E15E1

  • #9E15E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9E15E1 is a violet with RGB values 158, 21, 225 and HSL 280°, 83%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9E15E1#9E15E1
HEX#9E15E1
RGBrgb(158, 21, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.0824, 0.8824
RGB percentages62%, 8.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(280.3, 82.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 90.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK29.8%, 90.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,360,289
CSS custom property--colour: #9E15E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#61EA1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#945585no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.4Blue violet · ΔE 8.2Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium blue · ΔE 28.3Fuchsia · ΔE 29.3Magenta · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.37, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58E115
Analogous#3815E1, #E115BE
Triadic#E19E15, #15E19E
Split complementary#BEE115, #15E138
Tetradic#E13815, #58E115, #15BEE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAC8FA
Lighter +30%#D799F6
Lighter +20%#C56BF1
Lighter +10%#B33CED
Darker −10%#7D11B2
Darker −20%#5C0C84
Darker −30%#3C0855
Darker −40%#1B0426
More saturated +25%#A500F6
Less saturated −25%#9334C2

Channel breakdown

R158
G21
B225
Red158 (62%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue280.29°
Saturation (HSL)82.93%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 15 · B E1

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