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Recognised as Colour

#920FAD

  • #920FAD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#920FAD is a violet with RGB values 146, 15, 173 and HSL 290°, 84%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#920FAD#920FAD
HEX#920FAD
RGBrgb(146, 15, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.0588, 0.6784
RGB percentages57.3%, 5.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(289.7, 84%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 91.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK15.6%, 91.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,572,269
CSS custom property--colour: #920FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#6DF052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#205BAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Tritanopia#923B66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Purple · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 20.2Indigo · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AAD0F
Analogous#430FAD, #AD0F79
Triadic#AD920F, #0FAD92
Split complementary#79AD0F, #0FAD43
Tetradic#AD430F, #2AAD0F, #0F79AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E592F6
Lighter +30%#D963F2
Lighter +20%#CE35ED
Lighter +10%#BA13DC
Darker −10%#6A0B7E
Darker −20%#43074F
Darker −30%#1B0320
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9C00BC
Less saturated −25%#832796

Channel breakdown

R146
G15
B173
Red146 (57.3%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue289.75°
Saturation (HSL)84.04%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 0F · B AD

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