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Recognised as Colour

#9F58FA

  • #9F58FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9F58FA is a violet with RGB values 159, 88, 250 and HSL 266°, 94%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9F58FA#9F58FA
HEX#9F58FA
RGBrgb(159, 88, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.3451, 0.9804
RGB percentages62.4%, 34.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(266.3, 94.2%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 64.8%, 98%)
CMYK36.4%, 64.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,443,002
CSS custom property--colour: #9F58FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#60A705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#007EF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8B7DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3FA58
Analogous#5862FA, #F058FA
Triadic#FA9F58, #58FA9F
Split complementary#FAF058, #62FA58
Tetradic#FA5862, #B3FA58, #58FAF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EDFE
Lighter +20%#D8BBFD
Lighter +10%#BB8AFB
Darker −10%#8326F9
Darker −20%#6807E5
Darker −30%#5205B4
Darker −40%#3B0482
More saturated +25%#9E53FF
Less saturated −25%#A26DE4

Channel breakdown

R159
G88
B250
Red159 (62.4%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue266.3°
Saturation (HSL)94.19%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 58 · B FA

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