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Recognised as Colour

#921BBE

  • #921BBE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#921BBE is a violet with RGB values 146, 27, 190 and HSL 284°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#921BBE#921BBE
HEX#921BBE
RGBrgb(146, 27, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.1059, 0.7451
RGB percentages57.3%, 10.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(283.8, 75.1%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 85.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK23.2%, 85.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,575,358
CSS custom property--colour: #921BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#6DE441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8D4771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.4Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Blue violet · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1Indigo · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47BE1B
Analogous#411BBE, #BE1B98
Triadic#BE921B, #1BBE92
Split complementary#98BE1B, #1BBE41
Tetradic#BE411B, #47BE1B, #1B98BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2B1F4
Lighter +30%#D184EE
Lighter +20%#C158E7
Lighter +10%#B02BE1
Darker −10%#701591
Darker −20%#4D0E65
Darker −30%#2B0838
Darker −40%#09020B
More saturated +25%#9E00D9
Less saturated −25%#8636A3

Channel breakdown

R146
G27
B190
Red146 (57.3%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue283.8°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 1B · B BE

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