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Recognised as Colour

#874BA2

  • #874BA2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#874BA2 is a violet with RGB values 135, 75, 162 and HSL 281°, 37%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#874BA2#874BA2
HEX#874BA2
RGBrgb(135, 75, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2941, 0.6353
RGB percentages52.9%, 29.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(281.4, 36.7%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 53.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK16.7%, 53.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,866,722
CSS custom property--colour: #874BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#78B45D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3661A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4966A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#85596Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Purple · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66A24B
Analogous#5C4BA2, #A24B91
Triadic#A2874B, #4BA287
Split complementary#91A24B, #4BA25C
Tetradic#A25C4B, #66A24B, #4B91A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D0E9
Lighter +30%#CBADD9
Lighter +20%#B58AC9
Lighter +10%#9F67B9
Darker −10%#6A3B7F
Darker −20%#4D2B5C
Darker −30%#301B39
Darker −40%#130A17
More saturated +25%#922DC0
Less saturated −25%#7C6984

Channel breakdown

R135
G75
B162
Red135 (52.9%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue281.38°
Saturation (HSL)36.71%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 4B · B A2

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