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Recognised as Colour

#912CB4

  • #912CB4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#912CB4 is a violet with RGB values 145, 44, 180 and HSL 285°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#912CB4#912CB4
HEX#912CB4
RGBrgb(145, 44, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.1725, 0.7059
RGB percentages56.9%, 17.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(284.6, 60.7%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 75.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK19.4%, 75.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,514,164
CSS custom property--colour: #912CB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#6ED34B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2860B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8E4A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Dark magenta · ΔE 15.1Purple · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Indigo · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FB42C
Analogous#4D2CB4, #B42C93
Triadic#B4912C, #2CB491
Split complementary#93B42C, #2CB44D
Tetradic#B44D2C, #4FB42C, #2C93B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2BDEF
Lighter +30%#D094E5
Lighter +20%#BE6BDB
Lighter +10%#AC42D1
Darker −10%#70228B
Darker −20%#4F1862
Darker −30%#2E0E39
Darker −40%#0D0410
More saturated +25%#9F10D0
Less saturated −25%#834898

Channel breakdown

R145
G44
B180
Red145 (56.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue284.56°
Saturation (HSL)60.71%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 2C · B B4

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