Colour

#9012BE

#9012BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9012BE is a violet with RGB values 144, 18, 190 and HSL 284°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9012BE

RGBrgb(144, 18, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.0706, 0.7451

RGB percentages56.5%, 7.1%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(284, 82.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284, 90.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK24.2%, 90.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,441,982

CSS custom property--colour: #9012BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#6FED41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8B4570no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7 Dark violet · ΔE 11.8 Blue violet · ΔE 14.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7 Indigo · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#40BE12

Analogous#3A12BE, #BE1296

Triadic#BE9012, #12BE90

Split complementary#96BE12, #12BE3A

Tetradic#BE3A12, #40BE12, #1296BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E1A5F7

Lighter +30%#D177F2

Lighter +20%#C148EE

Lighter +10%#B21AE9

Darker −10%#6D0E8F

Darker −20%#490961

Darker −30%#260532

Darker −40%#030004

More saturated +25%#9800D0

Less saturated −25%#842CA4

Channel breakdown

R144

G18

B190

Red144 (56.5%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue283.95°

Saturation (HSL)82.69%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 12 · B BE

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