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Recognised as Colour

#9112BD

  • #9112BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9112BD is a violet with RGB values 145, 18, 189 and HSL 285°, 83%, 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

#9112BD#9112BD
HEX#9112BD
RGBrgb(145, 18, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.0706, 0.7412
RGB percentages56.9%, 7.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(284.6, 82.6%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 90.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK23.3%, 90.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,507,517
CSS custom property--colour: #9112BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#6EED42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8C446Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.9Dark violet · ΔE 12.4Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EBD12
Analogous#3C12BD, #BD1293
Triadic#BD9112, #12BD91
Split complementary#93BD12, #12BD3C
Tetradic#BD3C12, #3EBD12, #1293BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A5F6
Lighter +30%#D276F2
Lighter +20%#C347EE
Lighter +10%#B419E9
Darker −10%#6D0E8E
Darker −20%#4A0960
Darker −30%#260531
Darker −40%#020003
More saturated +25%#9A00CF
Less saturated −25%#842CA3

Channel breakdown

R145
G18
B189
Red145 (56.9%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue284.56°
Saturation (HSL)82.61%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 12 · B BD

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