Recognised as Colour

#9F2AFE

#9F2AFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9F2AFE is a violet with RGB values 159, 42, 254 and HSL 273°, 99%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#9F2AFE

RGBrgb(159, 42, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1647, 0.9961

RGB percentages62.4%, 16.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(273.1, 99.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 83.5%, 99.6%)

CMYK37.4%, 83.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,431,230

CSS custom property--colour: #9F2AFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#60D501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#006FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8B6999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.8 Dark violet · ΔE 14.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4 Medium blue · ΔE 26.8 Blue · ΔE 29.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#89FE2A

Analogous#352AFE, #FE2AF3

Triadic#FE9F2A, #2AFE9F

Split complementary#F3FE2A, #2AFE35

Tetradic#FE352A, #89FE2A, #2AF3FE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBF5FF

Lighter +30%#E4C2FF

Lighter +20%#CD90FE

Lighter +10%#B65DFE

Darker −10%#8701F4

Darker −20%#6B01C1

Darker −30%#4F018E

Darker −40%#33005C

More saturated +25%#9F29FF

Less saturated −25%#9C45E3

Channel breakdown

R159

G42

B254

Red159 (62.4%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue273.11°

Saturation (HSL)99.07%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 2A · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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