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Recognised as Colour

#901FD1

  • #901FD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#901FD1 is a violet with RGB values 144, 31, 209 and HSL 278°, 74%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#901FD1#901FD1
HEX#901FD1
RGBrgb(144, 31, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.1216, 0.8196
RGB percentages56.5%, 12.2%, 82%
HSLhsl(278.1, 74.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 85.2%, 82%)
CMYK31.1%, 85.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,445,329
CSS custom property--colour: #901FD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#6FE02E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#005CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#85527Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#60D11F
Analogous#371FD1, #D11FB9
Triadic#D1901F, #1FD190
Split complementary#B9D11F, #1FD137
Tetradic#D1371F, #60D11F, #1FB9D1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E5C6F6
Lighter +30%#D099F0
Lighter +20%#BC6DE9
Lighter +10%#A740E3
Darker −10%#7118A5
Darker −20%#531278
Darker −30%#340B4C
Darker −40%#16051F
More saturated +25%#9801EF
Less saturated −25%#883DB3

Channel breakdown

R144
G31
B209
Red144 (56.5%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue278.09°
Saturation (HSL)74.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 1F · B D1

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