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Recognised as Colour

#921EB3

  • #921EB3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#921EB3 is a violet with RGB values 146, 30, 179 and HSL 287°, 71%, 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

#921EB3#921EB3
HEX#921EB3
RGBrgb(146, 30, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.1176, 0.702
RGB percentages57.3%, 11.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(286.7, 71.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 83.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK18.4%, 83.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,576,115
CSS custom property--colour: #921EB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#6DE14C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F5DB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#90436Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.2Dark magenta · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Purple · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FB31E
Analogous#481EB3, #B31E89
Triadic#B3921E, #1EB392
Split complementary#89B31E, #1EB348
Tetradic#B3481E, #3FB31E, #1E89B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2ACF1
Lighter +30%#D280EA
Lighter +20%#C355E2
Lighter +10%#B429DB
Darker −10%#6E1787
Darker −20%#4B0F5C
Darker −30%#270830
Darker −40%#030104
More saturated +25%#A104CD
Less saturated −25%#833899

Channel breakdown

R146
G30
B179
Red146 (57.3%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue286.71°
Saturation (HSL)71.29%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 1E · B B3

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