Recognised as Colour

#921EAD

#921EAD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#921EAD is a violet with RGB values 146, 30, 173 and HSL 289°, 70%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#921EAD

RGBrgb(146, 30, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.1176, 0.6784

RGB percentages57.3%, 11.8%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(288.7, 70.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 82.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK15.6%, 82.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,576,109

CSS custom property--colour: #921EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#6DE152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#285DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Tritanopia#914068no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8 Purple · ΔE 17.2 Indigo · ΔE 21.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39AD1E

Analogous#4A1EAD, #AD1E81

Triadic#AD921E, #1EAD92

Split complementary#81AD1E, #1EAD4A

Tetradic#AD4A1E, #39AD1E, #1E81AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2A7F0

Lighter +30%#D47CE8

Lighter +20%#C550E1

Lighter +10%#B726D8

Darker −10%#6D1682

Darker −20%#490F56

Darker −30%#24072B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A205C6

Less saturated −25%#823794

Channel breakdown

R146

G30

B173

Red146 (57.3%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue288.67°

Saturation (HSL)70.44%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 1E · B AD

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