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Colour

#9F00DF

  • #9F00DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9F00DF is a violet with RGB values 159, 0, 223 and HSL 283°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9F00DF#9F00DF
HEX#9F00DF
RGBrgb(159, 0, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0, 0.8745
RGB percentages62.4%, 0%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(282.8, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.8, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK28.7%, 100%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,420,447
CSS custom property--colour: #9F00DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#60FF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Tritanopia#965183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5Blue violet · ΔE 10.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Fuchsia · ΔE 28.4Magenta · ΔE 28.4Medium blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40DF00
Analogous#3000DF, #DF00B0
Triadic#DF9F00, #00DF9F
Split complementary#B0DF00, #00DF30
Tetradic#DF3000, #40DF00, #00B0DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7ACFF
Lighter +30%#D979FF
Lighter +20%#CA46FF
Lighter +10%#BB13FF
Darker −10%#7B00AC
Darker −20%#560079
Darker −30%#320046
Darker −40%#0E0013
More saturated +25%#9F00DF
Less saturated −25%#931CC3

Channel breakdown

R159
G0
B223
Red159 (62.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue282.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 00 · B DF

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