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Recognised as Colour

#C91EFF

  • #C91EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C91EFF is a violet with RGB values 201, 30, 255 and HSL 286°, 100%, 56%. 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

#C91EFF#C91EFF
HEX#C91EFF
RGBrgb(201, 30, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1176, 1
RGB percentages78.8%, 11.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(285.6, 100%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 88.2%, 100%)
CMYK21.2%, 88.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,180,671
CSS custom property--colour: #C91EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#36E100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FFno 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 71.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C45F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.4Fuchsia · ΔE 18.7Magenta · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 27.8Medium blue · ΔE 38.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54FF1E
Analogous#581EFF, #FF1EC5
Triadic#FFC91E, #1EFFC9
Split complementary#C5FF1E, #1EFF58
Tetradic#FF581E, #54FF1E, #1EC5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEAFF
Lighter +30%#EEB7FF
Lighter +20%#E184FF
Lighter +10%#D551FF
Darker −10%#B200EA
Darker −20%#8B00B7
Darker −30%#640084
Darker −40%#3E0051
More saturated +25%#C91EFF
Less saturated −25%#BA3AE3

Channel breakdown

R201
G30
B255
Red201 (78.8%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 1E · B FF

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