Colour

#844A91

#844A91
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#844A91 is a violet with RGB values 132, 74, 145 and HSL 289°, 32%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#844A91

RGBrgb(132, 74, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.2902, 0.5686

RGB percentages51.8%, 29%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(289, 32.4%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289, 49%, 56.9%)

CMYK9%, 49%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,669,841

CSS custom property--colour: #844A91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#7BB56E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F5D93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F638Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#855367no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1 Purple · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 28.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57914A

Analogous#614A91, #914A7A

Triadic#91844A, #4A9184

Split complementary#7B914A, #4A9161

Tetradic#91614A, #57914A, #4A7A91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCC5E2

Lighter +30%#C8A4D0

Lighter +20%#B482BF

Lighter +10%#A060AE

Darker −10%#65396F

Darker −20%#47284D

Darker −30%#28162C

Darker −40%#09050A

More saturated +25%#952FAC

Less saturated −25%#736576

Channel breakdown

R132

G74

B145

Red132 (51.8%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue289.01°

Saturation (HSL)32.42%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 4A · B 91

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