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Colour

#9F5DFF

  • #9F5DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9F5DFF is a violet with RGB values 159, 93, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9F5DFF#9F5DFF
HEX#9F5DFF
RGBrgb(159, 93, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.3647, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 36.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.4, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,444,287
CSS custom property--colour: #9F5DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#60A200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8882A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDFF5D
Analogous#5D6CFF, #F05DFF
Triadic#FF9F5D, #5DFF9F
Split complementary#FFF05D, #6CFF5D
Tetradic#FF5D6C, #BDFF5D, #5DFFF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6FF
Lighter +20%#DBC3FF
Lighter +10%#BD90FF
Darker −10%#812AFF
Darker −20%#6400F6
Darker −30%#4F00C3
Darker −40%#3B0090
More saturated +25%#9F5DFF
Less saturated −25%#A371EB

Channel breakdown

R159
G93
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 5D · B FF

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