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Recognised as Colour

#B942E1

  • #B942E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B942E1 is a violet with RGB values 185, 66, 225 and HSL 285°, 73%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B942E1#B942E1
HEX#B942E1
RGBrgb(185, 66, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2588, 0.8824
RGB percentages72.5%, 25.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(284.9, 72.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 70.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK17.8%, 70.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,141,281
CSS custom property--colour: #B942E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#46BD1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#417EDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#B6638Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.3Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Dark magenta · ΔE 28.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AE142
Analogous#6A42E1, #E142B9
Triadic#E1B942, #42E1B9
Split complementary#B9E142, #42E16A
Tetradic#E16A42, #6AE142, #42B9E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF2FD
Lighter +30%#EAC6F6
Lighter +20%#DA9AEF
Lighter +10%#C96EE8
Darker −10%#A321CF
Darker −20%#811AA3
Darker −30%#5E1377
Darker −40%#3B0C4B
More saturated +25%#C727FC
Less saturated −25%#AB5DC6

Channel breakdown

R185
G66
B225
Red185 (72.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue284.91°
Saturation (HSL)72.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 42 · B E1

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