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Recognised as Colour

#9015BE

  • #9015BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9015BE is a violet with RGB values 144, 21, 190 and HSL 284°, 80%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9015BE#9015BE
HEX#9015BE
RGBrgb(144, 21, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.0824, 0.7451
RGB percentages56.5%, 8.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(283.7, 80.1%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 88.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK24.2%, 88.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,442,750
CSS custom property--colour: #9015BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#6FEA41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8B4670no 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 text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.5Dark violet · ΔE 12.4Blue violet · ΔE 14.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.4Indigo · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43BE15
Analogous#3C15BE, #BE1598
Triadic#BE9015, #15BE90
Split complementary#98BE15, #15BE3C
Tetradic#BE3B15, #43BE15, #1598BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A9F6
Lighter +30%#D17CF0
Lighter +20%#C04EEB
Lighter +10%#B020E6
Darker −10%#6D1090
Darker −20%#4A0B62
Darker −30%#280634
Darker −40%#050106
More saturated +25%#9A00D3
Less saturated −25%#842FA4

Channel breakdown

R144
G21
B190
Red144 (56.5%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue283.67°
Saturation (HSL)80.09%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 15 · B BE

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