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Recognised as Colour

#9229B3

  • #9229B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9229B3 is a violet with RGB values 146, 41, 179 and HSL 286°, 63%, 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

#9229B3#9229B3
HEX#9229B3
RGBrgb(146, 41, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.1608, 0.702
RGB percentages57.3%, 16.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(285.7, 62.7%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 77.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK18.4%, 77.1%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,578,931
CSS custom property--colour: #9229B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#6DD64C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2960B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90486Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Purple · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Indigo · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AB329
Analogous#4D29B3, #B3298F
Triadic#B39229, #29B392
Split complementary#8FB329, #29B34D
Tetradic#B34D29, #4AB329, #298FB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2B9EF
Lighter +30%#D190E5
Lighter +20%#C066DC
Lighter +10%#AF3DD2
Darker −10%#701F8A
Darker −20%#4E1660
Darker −30%#2C0C37
Darker −40%#0B030D
More saturated +25%#A00DCF
Less saturated −25%#844497

Channel breakdown

R146
G41
B179
Red146 (57.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue285.65°
Saturation (HSL)62.73%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 29 · B B3

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