Recognised as Colour

#941BAF

#941BAF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#941BAF is a violet with RGB values 148, 27, 175 and HSL 289°, 73%, 40%. 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

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HEX#941BAF

RGBrgb(148, 27, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.1059, 0.6863

RGB percentages58%, 10.6%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(289.1, 73.3%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 84.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK15.4%, 84.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,706,415

CSS custom property--colour: #941BAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#6BE450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#275DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#943F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3 Purple · ΔE 18.5 Dark violet · ΔE 21.7 Indigo · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36AF1B

Analogous#4A1BAF, #AF1B80

Triadic#AF941B, #1BAF94

Split complementary#80AF1B, #1BAF4A

Tetradic#AF4A1B, #36AF1B, #1B80AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3A5F1

Lighter +30%#D679EA

Lighter +20%#C84DE3

Lighter +10%#B922DB

Darker −10%#6F1483

Darker −20%#490D57

Darker −30%#24072A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A402C8

Less saturated −25%#843496

Channel breakdown

R148

G27

B175

Red148 (58%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue289.05°

Saturation (HSL)73.27%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 1B · B AF

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