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Recognised as Colour

#9100BD

  • #9100BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9100BD is a violet with RGB values 145, 0, 189 and HSL 286°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9100BD#9100BD
HEX#9100BD
RGBrgb(145, 0, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0, 0.7412
RGB percentages56.9%, 0%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(286, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK23.3%, 100%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,502,909
CSS custom property--colour: #9100BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#6EFF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#8D416Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Dark violet · ΔE 10.3Blue violet · ΔE 14.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25Indigo · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CBD00
Analogous#3300BD, #BD008A
Triadic#BD9100, #00BD91
Split complementary#8BBD00, #00BD32
Tetradic#BD3200, #2CBD00, #008BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E48AFF
Lighter +30%#D857FF
Lighter +20%#CC24FF
Lighter +10%#B800F0
Darker −10%#6A008A
Darker −20%#430057
Darker −30%#1C0024
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9100BD
Less saturated −25%#8418A5

Channel breakdown

R145
G0
B189
Red145 (56.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue286.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 00 · B BD

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