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Recognised as Colour

#9F2EF8

  • #9F2EF8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9F2EF8 is a violet with RGB values 159, 46, 248 and HSL 274°, 94%, 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

#9F2EF8#9F2EF8
HEX#9F2EF8
RGBrgb(159, 46, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1804, 0.9725
RGB percentages62.4%, 18%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(273.6, 93.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 81.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK35.9%, 81.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,432,248
CSS custom property--colour: #9F2EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#60D107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8D6796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.4Dark violet · ΔE 11.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4Medium blue · ΔE 27.1Fuchsia · ΔE 31.2Magenta · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87F82E
Analogous#3A2EF8, #F82EEC
Triadic#F89F2E, #2EF89F
Split complementary#ECF82E, #2EF83A
Tetradic#F83A2E, #87F82E, #2EECF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF3FF
Lighter +30%#E3C2FD
Lighter +20%#CC91FB
Lighter +10%#B65FFA
Darker −10%#8708EB
Darker −20%#6B06BA
Darker −30%#4E0588
Darker −40%#320357
More saturated +25%#A027FF
Less saturated −25%#9C49DD

Channel breakdown

R159
G46
B248
Red159 (62.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue273.56°
Saturation (HSL)93.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 2E · B F8

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