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Colour

#9F00EE

  • #9F00EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9F00EE is a violet with RGB values 159, 0, 238 and HSL 280°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9F00EE#9F00EE
HEX#9F00EE
RGBrgb(159, 0, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0, 0.9333
RGB percentages62.4%, 0%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(280.1, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.1, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK33.2%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,420,462
CSS custom property--colour: #9F00EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#60FF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Tritanopia#91598Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.6Blue violet · ΔE 13.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Medium blue · ΔE 27.1Fuchsia · ΔE 29.4Magenta · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FEE00
Analogous#2800EE, #EE00C6
Triadic#EE9F00, #00EE9F
Split complementary#C6EE00, #00EE28
Tetradic#EE2800, #4FEE00, #00C6EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8BBFF
Lighter +30%#D888FF
Lighter +20%#C755FF
Lighter +10%#B622FF
Darker −10%#7D00BB
Darker −20%#5B0088
Darker −30%#390055
Darker −40%#170022
More saturated +25%#9F00EE
Less saturated −25%#951ED0

Channel breakdown

R159
G0
B238
Red159 (62.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue280.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 00 · B EE

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