Recognised as Colour

#902DE3

#902DE3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#902DE3 is a violet with RGB values 144, 45, 227 and HSL 273°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#902DE3

RGBrgb(144, 45, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.1765, 0.8902

RGB percentages56.5%, 17.6%, 89%

HSLhsl(272.6, 76.5%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 80.2%, 89%)

CMYK36.6%, 80.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,448,931

CSS custom property--colour: #902DE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#6FD21C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0066E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7F608Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 1.7 Dark violet · ΔE 7.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3 Medium blue · ΔE 25.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 1.73, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80E32D

Analogous#352DE3, #E32DDB

Triadic#E3902D, #2DE390

Split complementary#DBE32D, #2DE335

Tetradic#E3352D, #80E32D, #2DDBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFE1FB

Lighter +30%#D7B4F5

Lighter +20%#C087EF

Lighter +10%#A85AE9

Darker −10%#761AC3

Darker −20%#5B1496

Darker −30%#400E69

Darker −40%#24083C

More saturated +25%#9211FF

Less saturated −25%#8D4BC5

Channel breakdown

R144

G45

B227

Red144 (56.5%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue272.64°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 2D · B E3

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