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Recognised as Colour

#9F21DF

  • #9F21DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9F21DF is a violet with RGB values 159, 33, 223 and HSL 280°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9F21DF#9F21DF
HEX#9F21DF
RGBrgb(159, 33, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1294, 0.8745
RGB percentages62.4%, 12.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(279.8, 74.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 85.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK28.7%, 85.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,428,895
CSS custom property--colour: #9F21DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#60DE20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Tritanopia#955785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.5Blue violet · ΔE 7.2Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4Medium blue · ΔE 29.6Fuchsia · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.55, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61DF21
Analogous#4021DF, #DF21C0
Triadic#DF9F21, #21DF9F
Split complementary#C0DF21, #21DF40
Tetradic#DF4021, #61DF21, #21C0DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD3F9
Lighter +30%#D9A7F2
Lighter +20%#C67AEC
Lighter +10%#B24EE5
Darker −10%#801AB3
Darker −20%#601387
Darker −30%#400D5A
Darker −40%#20072D
More saturated +25%#A901FF
Less saturated −25%#9541BF

Channel breakdown

R159
G33
B223
Red159 (62.4%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue279.79°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 21 · B DF

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