Recognised as Colour

#921DE3

#921DE3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#921DE3 is a violet with RGB values 146, 29, 227 and HSL 275°, 78%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#921DE3

RGBrgb(146, 29, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.1137, 0.8902

RGB percentages57.3%, 11.4%, 89%

HSLhsl(275.5, 78%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 87.2%, 89%)

CMYK35.7%, 87.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,575,907

CSS custom property--colour: #921DE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#6DE21C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Tritanopia#825A87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 5.2 Dark violet · ΔE 5.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3 Medium blue · ΔE 24.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 33 Magenta · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 5.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EE31D

Analogous#2F1DE3, #E31DD1

Triadic#E3921D, #1DE392

Split complementary#D1E31D, #1DE32F

Tetradic#E32F1D, #6EE31D, #1DD1E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAD3F9

Lighter +30%#D4A5F4

Lighter +20%#BE78EE

Lighter +10%#A84AE9

Darker −10%#7517B6

Darker −20%#581189

Darker −30%#3B0B5C

Darker −40%#1E062E

More saturated +25%#9701FF

Less saturated −25%#8C3DC3

Channel breakdown

R146

G29

B227

Red146 (57.3%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue275.45°

Saturation (HSL)77.95%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 1D · B E3

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