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Colour

#8739C0

  • #8739C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8739C0 is a violet with RGB values 135, 57, 192 and HSL 275°, 54%, 49%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#8739C0#8739C0
HEX#8739C0
RGBrgb(135, 57, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2235, 0.7529
RGB percentages52.9%, 22.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(274.7, 54.2%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 70.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK29.7%, 70.3%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,862,144
CSS custom property--colour: #8739C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#78C63F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D61BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7D5879no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72C039
Analogous#4339C0, #C039B6
Triadic#C08739, #39C087
Split complementary#B6C039, #39C043
Tetradic#C04339, #72C039, #39B6C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D3F2
Lighter +30%#CEACE6
Lighter +20%#B684DB
Lighter +10%#9F5DCF
Darker −10%#6B2D99
Darker −20%#502271
Darker −30%#34164A
Darker −40%#180A23
More saturated +25%#8C1ADF
Less saturated −25%#8258A1

Channel breakdown

R135
G57
B192
Red135 (52.9%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue274.67°
Saturation (HSL)54.22%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 39 · B C0

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