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Recognised as Colour

#941DC2

  • #941DC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#941DC2 is a violet with RGB values 148, 29, 194 and HSL 283°, 74%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#941DC2#941DC2
HEX#941DC2
RGBrgb(148, 29, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.1137, 0.7608
RGB percentages58%, 11.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(283.3, 74%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 85.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK23.7%, 85.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,706,946
CSS custom property--colour: #941DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#6BE23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#8F4A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.1Dark violet · ΔE 12.6Blue violet · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5Indigo · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BC21D
Analogous#411DC2, #C21D9E
Triadic#C2941D, #1DC294
Split complementary#9DC21D, #1DC242
Tetradic#C2421D, #4BC21D, #1D9EC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3B7F4
Lighter +30%#D28AEE
Lighter +20%#C15EE7
Lighter +10%#B032E0
Darker −10%#721696
Darker −20%#501069
Darker −30%#2E093D
Darker −40%#0D0211
More saturated +25%#A001DE
Less saturated −25%#8839A6

Channel breakdown

R148
G29
B194
Red148 (58%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue283.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 1D · B C2

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