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Recognised as Colour

#9F00BF

  • #9F00BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9F00BF is a violet with RGB values 159, 0, 191 and HSL 290°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9F00BF#9F00BF
HEX#9F00BF
RGBrgb(159, 0, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0, 0.749
RGB percentages62.4%, 0%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(289.9, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK16.8%, 100%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,420,415
CSS custom property--colour: #9F00BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#60FF40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1762BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Tritanopia#9E3F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Dark violet · ΔE 12.3Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8Purple · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20BF00
Analogous#3F00BF, #BF0080
Triadic#BF9F00, #00BF9F
Split complementary#7FBF00, #00BF40
Tetradic#BF4000, #20BF00, #007FBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EC8CFF
Lighter +30%#E359FF
Lighter +20%#DB26FF
Lighter +10%#C900F2
Darker −10%#75008C
Darker −20%#4A0059
Darker −30%#200026
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F00BF
Less saturated −25%#8F18A7

Channel breakdown

R159
G0
B191
Red159 (62.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue289.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 00 · B BF

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