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Recognised as Colour

#C91AFF

  • #C91AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C91AFF is a violet with RGB values 201, 26, 255 and HSL 286°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C91AFF#C91AFF
HEX#C91AFF
RGBrgb(201, 26, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.102, 1
RGB percentages78.8%, 10.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(285.9, 100%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 89.8%, 100%)
CMYK21.2%, 89.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,179,647
CSS custom property--colour: #C91AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#36E500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C45E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Fuchsia · ΔE 18.7Magenta · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4Medium blue · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50FF1A
Analogous#571AFF, #FF1AC3
Triadic#FFC91A, #1AFFC9
Split complementary#C2FF1A, #1AFF57
Tetradic#FF571A, #50FF1A, #1AC2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9E6FF
Lighter +30%#EDB3FF
Lighter +20%#E180FF
Lighter +10%#D54DFF
Darker −10%#B000E6
Darker −20%#8900B3
Darker −30%#620080
Darker −40%#3B004D
More saturated +25%#C91AFF
Less saturated −25%#BA37E2

Channel breakdown

R201
G26
B255
Red201 (78.8%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 1A · B FF

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