Recognised as Colour

#9224DD

#9224DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#9224DD is a violet with RGB values 146, 36, 221 and HSL 276°, 73%, 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#9224DD

RGBrgb(146, 36, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.1412, 0.8667

RGB percentages57.3%, 14.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(275.7, 73.1%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 83.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK33.9%, 83.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,577,693

CSS custom property--colour: #9224DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#6DDB22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Tritanopia#845985no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 3.6 Dark violet · ΔE 5.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7 Medium blue · ΔE 26.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 30 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 3.56, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FDD24

Analogous#3524DD, #DD24CC

Triadic#DD9224, #24DD92

Split complementary#CCDD24, #24DD36

Tetradic#DD3524, #6FDD24, #24CCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAD5F8

Lighter +30%#D4A8F2

Lighter +20%#BE7CEB

Lighter +10%#A850E4

Darker −10%#751CB2

Darker −20%#581586

Darker −30%#3B0E5A

Darker −40%#1E072E

More saturated +25%#9804FD

Less saturated −25%#8C44BD

Channel breakdown

R146

G36

B221

Red146 (57.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue275.68°

Saturation (HSL)73.12%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 24 · B DD

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