Recognised as Colour

#940DD1

#940DD1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#940DD1 is a violet with RGB values 148, 13, 209 and HSL 281°, 88%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#940DD1

RGBrgb(148, 13, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.051, 0.8196

RGB percentages58%, 5.1%, 82%

HSLhsl(281.3, 88.3%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 93.8%, 82%)

CMYK29.2%, 93.8%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,702,865

CSS custom property--colour: #940DD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#6BF22E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0060CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8B4D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 2.5 Blue violet · ΔE 8 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2 Medium blue · ΔE 28.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 2.49, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4AD10D

Analogous#320DD1, #D10DAC

Triadic#D1940D, #0DD194

Split complementary#ACD10D, #0DD132

Tetradic#D1320D, #4AD10D, #0DACD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3B0FA

Lighter +30%#D280F7

Lighter +20%#C150F4

Lighter +10%#B020F1

Darker −10%#720AA1

Darker −20%#500771

Darker −30%#2E0441

Darker −40%#0C0111

More saturated +25%#9900DE

Less saturated −25%#8A29B5

Channel breakdown

R148

G13

B209

Red148 (58%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue281.33°

Saturation (HSL)88.29%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 0D · B D1

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