Colour

#9212BE

#9212BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9212BE is a violet with RGB values 146, 18, 190 and HSL 285°, 83%, 41%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#9212BE#9212BE

HEX#9212BE

RGBrgb(146, 18, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.0706, 0.7451

RGB percentages57.3%, 7.1%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(284.7, 82.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 90.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK23.2%, 90.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,573,054

CSS custom property--colour: #9212BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#6DED41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8D4570no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7 Dark violet · ΔE 12.1 Blue violet · ΔE 15.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.4 Indigo · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EBE12

Analogous#3C12BE, #BE1294

Triadic#BE9212, #12BE92

Split complementary#94BE12, #12BE3C

Tetradic#BE3C12, #3EBE12, #1294BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2A5F7

Lighter +30%#D377F2

Lighter +20%#C348EE

Lighter +10%#B41AE9

Darker −10%#6E0E8F

Darker −20%#4A0961

Darker −30%#270532

Darker −40%#030004

More saturated +25%#9B00D0

Less saturated −25%#852CA4

Channel breakdown

R146

G18

B190

Red146 (57.3%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue284.65°

Saturation (HSL)82.69%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 12 · B BE

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