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Recognised as Colour

#9F34DB

  • #9F34DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9F34DB is a violet with RGB values 159, 52, 219 and HSL 278°, 70%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9F34DB#9F34DB
HEX#9F34DB
RGBrgb(159, 52, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.2039, 0.8588
RGB percentages62.4%, 20.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(278.4, 69.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 76.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK27.4%, 76.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,433,755
CSS custom property--colour: #9F34DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#60CB24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#965D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.5Blue violet · ΔE 10.3Dark violet · ΔE 11.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3Dark magenta · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70DB34
Analogous#4B34DB, #DB34C4
Triadic#DB9F34, #34DB9F
Split complementary#C3DB34, #34DB4B
Tetradic#DB4C34, #70DB34, #34C4DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E1FA
Lighter +30%#DCB6F2
Lighter +20%#C88BEA
Lighter +10%#B35FE3
Darker −10%#8421BB
Darker −20%#651990
Darker −30%#471264
Darker −40%#280A39
More saturated +25%#A716F9
Less saturated −25%#9752BD

Channel breakdown

R159
G52
B219
Red159 (62.4%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue278.44°
Saturation (HSL)69.87%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 34 · B DB

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