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Recognised as Colour

#B91AFF

  • #B91AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B91AFF is a violet with RGB values 185, 26, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B91AFF#B91AFF
HEX#B91AFF
RGBrgb(185, 26, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.102, 1
RGB percentages72.5%, 10.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.7, 100%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 89.8%, 100%)
CMYK27.5%, 89.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,131,071
CSS custom property--colour: #B91AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#46E500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0079FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AF6198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Fuchsia · ΔE 23.8Magenta · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4Medium blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60FF1A
Analogous#471AFF, #FF1AD3
Triadic#FFB91A, #1AFFB9
Split complementary#D2FF1A, #1AFF47
Tetradic#FF471A, #60FF1A, #1AD2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E6FF
Lighter +30%#E8B3FF
Lighter +20%#D880FF
Lighter +10%#C94DFF
Darker −10%#A000E6
Darker −20%#7C00B3
Darker −30%#590080
Darker −40%#35004D
More saturated +25%#B91AFF
Less saturated −25%#AE37E2

Channel breakdown

R185
G26
B255
Red185 (72.5%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 1A · B FF

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