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Recognised as Colour

#9245DE

  • #9245DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9245DE is a violet with RGB values 146, 69, 222 and HSL 270°, 70%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9245DE#9245DE
HEX#9245DE
RGBrgb(146, 69, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.2706, 0.8706
RGB percentages57.3%, 27.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(270.2, 69.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 68.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK34.2%, 68.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,586,142
CSS custom property--colour: #9245DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#6DBA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#83698Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.1Blue violet · ΔE 14.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91DE45
Analogous#4645DE, #DE45DD
Triadic#DE9245, #45DE92
Split complementary#DEDE45, #45DE45
Tetradic#DE4545, #91DE45, #45DDDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F2FD
Lighter +30%#DEC7F5
Lighter +20%#C59CED
Lighter +10%#AB70E6
Darker −10%#7924CC
Darker −20%#5F1CA1
Darker −30%#451575
Darker −40%#2C0D4A
More saturated +25%#922AF9
Less saturated −25%#9260C3

Channel breakdown

R146
G69
B222
Red146 (57.3%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue270.2°
Saturation (HSL)69.86%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 45 · B DE

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