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Colour

#87379E

  • #87379E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#87379E is a violet with RGB values 135, 55, 158 and HSL 287°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#87379E#87379E
HEX#87379E
RGBrgb(135, 55, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2157, 0.6196
RGB percentages52.9%, 21.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(286.6, 48.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 65.2%, 62%)
CMYK14.6%, 65.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,861,598
CSS custom property--colour: #87379E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#78C861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1455A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#864965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.8Purple · ΔE 13.4Dark magenta · ΔE 14.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Indigo · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E9E37
Analogous#54379E, #9E3781
Triadic#9E8737, #379E87
Split complementary#829E37, #379E54
Tetradic#9E5437, #4E9E37, #37829E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDBAE7
Lighter +30%#CA94DA
Lighter +20%#B86ECD
Lighter +10%#A549BF
Darker −10%#672A78
Darker −20%#461D52
Darker −30%#260F2D
Darker −40%#060207
More saturated +25%#961CB9
Less saturated −25%#785283

Channel breakdown

R135
G55
B158
Red135 (52.9%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue286.6°
Saturation (HSL)48.36%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 37 · B 9E

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