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Recognised as Colour

#9142FF

  • #9142FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9142FF is a violet with RGB values 145, 66, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9142FF#9142FF
HEX#9142FF
RGBrgb(145, 66, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.2588, 1
RGB percentages56.9%, 25.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(265.1, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK43.1%, 74.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,519,871
CSS custom property--colour: #9142FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#6EBD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#73749Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.8Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Medium blue · ΔE 25.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.1Blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0FF42
Analogous#4252FF, #EF42FF
Triadic#FF9142, #42FF91
Split complementary#FFEF42, #52FF42
Tetradic#FF4252, #B0FF42, #42FFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EADBFF
Lighter +20%#CCA8FF
Lighter +10%#AF75FF
Darker −10%#730FFF
Darker −20%#5C00DB
Darker −30%#4600A8
Darker −40%#310075
More saturated +25%#9142FF
Less saturated −25%#955AE7

Channel breakdown

R145
G66
B255
Red145 (56.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue265.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 42 · B FF

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