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Recognised as Colour

#911CC2

  • #911CC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#911CC2 is a violet with RGB values 145, 28, 194 and HSL 282°, 75%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#911CC2#911CC2
HEX#911CC2
RGBrgb(145, 28, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.1098, 0.7608
RGB percentages56.9%, 11%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(282.3, 74.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 85.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK25.3%, 85.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,510,082
CSS custom property--colour: #911CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#6EE33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8B4A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.5Dark violet · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1Indigo · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DC21C
Analogous#3E1CC2, #C21CA0
Triadic#C2911C, #1CC291
Split complementary#A0C21C, #1CC23E
Tetradic#C23E1C, #4DC21C, #1CA0C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2B6F4
Lighter +30%#D089EE
Lighter +20%#BE5CE8
Lighter +10%#AD30E1
Darker −10%#701695
Darker −20%#4E0F69
Darker −30%#2D093C
Darker −40%#0C0210
More saturated +25%#9C00DE
Less saturated −25%#8638A6

Channel breakdown

R145
G28
B194
Red145 (56.9%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue282.29°
Saturation (HSL)74.77%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 1C · B C2

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