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Recognised as Colour

#9121CF

  • #9121CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#9121CF is a violet with RGB values 145, 33, 207 and HSL 279°, 73%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#9121CF#9121CF
HEX#9121CF
RGBrgb(145, 33, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.1294, 0.8118
RGB percentages56.9%, 12.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(278.6, 72.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 84.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK30%, 84.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,511,375
CSS custom property--colour: #9121CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#6EDE30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Tritanopia#87527Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7.7Dark orchid · ΔE 8.3Blue violet · ΔE 8.5Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4Medium blue · ΔE 29.7Dark magenta · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FCF21
Analogous#3A21CF, #CF21B6
Triadic#CF9121, #21CF91
Split complementary#B6CF21, #21CF3A
Tetradic#CF3A21, #5FCF21, #21B6CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5C6F6
Lighter +30%#D19AEF
Lighter +20%#BD6EE8
Lighter +10%#A842E1
Darker −10%#721AA3
Darker −20%#531377
Darker −30%#350C4B
Darker −40%#16051F
More saturated +25%#9A03ED
Less saturated −25%#883FB1

Channel breakdown

R145
G33
B207
Red145 (56.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue278.62°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 21 · B CF

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