Recognised as Colour

#834B98

#834B98
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#834B98 is a violet with RGB values 131, 75, 152 and HSL 284°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#834B98

RGBrgb(131, 75, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2941, 0.5961

RGB percentages51.4%, 29.4%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(283.6, 33.9%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 50.7%, 59.6%)

CMYK13.8%, 50.7%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,604,568

CSS custom property--colour: #834B98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#7CB467

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B5E9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C6396no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#82566Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Purple · ΔE 24.9 Slate blue · ΔE 25.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#60984B

Analogous#5D4B98, #984B86

Triadic#98834B, #4B9883

Split complementary#87984B, #4B985C

Tetradic#985C4B, #60984B, #4B8798

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DECAE5

Lighter +30%#C8A8D4

Lighter +20%#B286C3

Lighter +10%#9D64B2

Darker −10%#663A76

Darker −20%#482954

Darker −30%#2B1832

Darker −40%#0D080F

More saturated +25%#902FB4

Less saturated −25%#76677C

Channel breakdown

R131

G75

B152

Red131 (51.4%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue283.64°

Saturation (HSL)33.92%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 4B · B 98

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