Recognised as Colour

#9123AB

#9123AB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#9123AB is a violet with RGB values 145, 35, 171 and HSL 289°, 66%, 40%. 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 magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#9123AB

RGBrgb(145, 35, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.1373, 0.6706

RGB percentages56.9%, 13.7%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(288.5, 66%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 79.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK15.2%, 79.5%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,511,851

CSS custom property--colour: #9123AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#6EDC54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C5DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Tritanopia#914167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4 Purple · ΔE 15.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1 Indigo · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DAB23

Analogous#4D23AB, #AB2381

Triadic#AB9123, #23AB91

Split complementary#81AB23, #23AB4D

Tetradic#AB4D23, #3DAB23, #2381AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1ACEE

Lighter +30%#D282E5

Lighter +20%#C357DD

Lighter +10%#B42DD4

Darker −10%#6D1A81

Darker −20%#491256

Darker −30%#25092C

Darker −40%#010002

More saturated +25%#A109C5

Less saturated −25%#813D91

Channel breakdown

R145

G35

B171

Red145 (56.9%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue288.53°

Saturation (HSL)66.02%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 23 · B AB

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