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Recognised as Colour

#921DC0

  • #921DC0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#921DC0 is a violet with RGB values 146, 29, 192 and HSL 283°, 74%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#921DC0#921DC0
HEX#921DC0
RGBrgb(146, 29, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.1137, 0.7529
RGB percentages57.3%, 11.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(283.1, 73.8%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 84.9%, 75.3%)
CMYK24%, 84.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,575,872
CSS custom property--colour: #921DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#6DE23F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8D4973no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5Dark violet · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Indigo · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BC01D
Analogous#401DC0, #C01D9D
Triadic#C0921D, #1DC092
Split complementary#9CC01D, #1DC041
Tetradic#C0411D, #4BC01D, #1D9CC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2B5F4
Lighter +30%#D189ED
Lighter +20%#C05DE6
Lighter +10%#AE30E0
Darker −10%#701694
Darker −20%#4F1067
Darker −30%#2D093B
Darker −40%#0B020F
More saturated +25%#9E01DC
Less saturated −25%#8639A4

Channel breakdown

R146
G29
B192
Red146 (57.3%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue283.07°
Saturation (HSL)73.76%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 1D · B C0

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