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Colour

#9E34FF

  • #9E34FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9E34FF is a violet with RGB values 158, 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

#9E34FF#9E34FF
HEX#9E34FF
RGBrgb(158, 52, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2039, 1
RGB percentages62%, 20.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(271.3, 100%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 79.6%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 79.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,368,255
CSS custom property--colour: #9E34FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#61CB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Tritanopia#886D9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.8Dark violet · ΔE 13.8Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2Medium blue · ΔE 26.9Blue · ΔE 31.2Fuchsia · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95FF34
Analogous#3934FF, #FF34FA
Triadic#FF9E34, #34FF9E
Split complementary#FAFF34, #34FF39
Tetradic#FF3934, #95FF34, #34FAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7CDFF
Lighter +20%#CF9AFF
Lighter +10%#B667FF
Darker −10%#8601FF
Darker −20%#6B00CD
Darker −30%#50009A
Darker −40%#360067
More saturated +25%#9E34FF
Less saturated −25%#9D4DE6

Channel breakdown

R158
G52
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue271.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 34 · B FF

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