Colour

#901FFF

#901FFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#901FFF is a violet with RGB values 144, 31, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#901FFF#901FFF

HEX#901FFF

RGBrgb(144, 31, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.1216, 1

RGB percentages56.5%, 12.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.3, 100%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 87.8%, 100%)

CMYK43.5%, 87.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,445,375

CSS custom property--colour: #901FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#6FE000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0067FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#736898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.5 Dark violet · ΔE 18.1 Medium blue · ΔE 23.7 Blue · ΔE 23.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EFF1F

Analogous#201FFF, #FF1FFE

Triadic#FF901F, #1FFF90

Split complementary#FEFF1F, #1FFF20

Tetradic#FF201F, #8EFF1F, #1FFEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EBFF

Lighter +30%#DCB8FF

Lighter +20%#C385FF

Lighter +10%#A952FF

Darker −10%#7700EB

Darker −20%#5D00B8

Darker −30%#430085

Darker −40%#290052

More saturated +25%#901FFF

Less saturated −25%#903BE3

Channel breakdown

R144

G31

B255

Red144 (56.5%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 1F · B FF

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