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Recognised as Colour

#9F33BF

  • #9F33BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9F33BF is a violet with RGB values 159, 51, 191 and HSL 286°, 58%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#9F33BF#9F33BF
HEX#9F33BF
RGBrgb(159, 51, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.2, 0.749
RGB percentages62.4%, 20%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(286.3, 57.9%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 73.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK16.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,433,471
CSS custom property--colour: #9F33BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#60CC40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#366ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9E5077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8Medium orchid · ΔE 12Dark magenta · ΔE 17.4Purple · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 22.6Blue violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53BF33
Analogous#5933BF, #BF3399
Triadic#BF9F33, #33BF9F
Split complementary#99BF33, #33BF59
Tetradic#BF5933, #53BF33, #3399BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9CCF2
Lighter +30%#D8A4E7
Lighter +20%#C67CDC
Lighter +10%#B554D1
Darker −10%#7D2897
Darker −20%#5C1E6E
Darker −30%#3A1346
Darker −40%#19081E
More saturated +25%#AF15DD
Less saturated −25%#8F51A1

Channel breakdown

R159
G51
B191
Red159 (62.4%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue286.29°
Saturation (HSL)57.85%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 33 · B BF

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