Colour

#9100FF

#9100FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9100FF is a violet with RGB values 145, 0, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9100FF#9100FF

HEX#9100FF

RGBrgb(145, 0, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0, 1

RGB percentages56.9%, 0%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.1, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 100%, 100%)

CMYK43.1%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,502,975

CSS custom property--colour: #9100FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#6EFF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Tritanopia#756396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20.9 Dark violet · ΔE 21.2 Blue · ΔE 21.9 Medium blue · ΔE 25.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 20.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EFF00

Analogous#1100FF, #FF00EE

Triadic#FF9100, #00FF91

Split complementary#EDFF00, #00FF12

Tetradic#FF1200, #6EFF00, #00EDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9CCFF

Lighter +30%#D399FF

Lighter +20%#BD66FF

Lighter +10%#A733FF

Darker −10%#7400CC

Darker −20%#570099

Darker −30%#3A0066

Darker −40%#1D0033

More saturated +25%#9100FF

Less saturated −25%#8D20DF

Channel breakdown

R145

B255

Red145 (56.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 00 · B FF

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