Recognised as Colour

#9021AF

#9021AF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9021AF is a violet with RGB values 144, 33, 175 and HSL 287°, 68%, 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

#9021AF#9021AF

HEX#9021AF

RGBrgb(144, 33, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.1294, 0.6863

RGB percentages56.5%, 12.9%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(286.9, 68.3%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 81.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK17.7%, 81.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,445,807

CSS custom property--colour: #9021AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#6FDE50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#245DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#8E4369no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8 Purple · ΔE 17.9 Indigo · ΔE 21.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40AF21

Analogous#4921AF, #AF2187

Triadic#AF9021, #21AF90

Split complementary#87AF21, #21AF49

Tetradic#AF4921, #40AF21, #2187AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1ADEF

Lighter +30%#D182E7

Lighter +20%#C157DF

Lighter +10%#B22CD7

Darker −10%#6D1984

Darker −20%#491159

Darker −30%#26092E

Darker −40%#030103

More saturated +25%#9F07C9

Less saturated −25%#813B95

Channel breakdown

R144

G33

B175

Red144 (56.5%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue286.9°

Saturation (HSL)68.27%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 21 · B AF

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