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Recognised as Colour

#874DEC

  • #874DEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#874DEC is a violet with RGB values 135, 77, 236 and HSL 262°, 81%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#874DEC#874DEC
HEX#874DEC
RGBrgb(135, 77, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.302, 0.9255
RGB percentages52.9%, 30.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(261.9, 80.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 67.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK42.8%, 67.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,867,308
CSS custom property--colour: #874DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#78B213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6C7497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2EC4D
Analogous#4D63EC, #D64DEC
Triadic#EC874D, #4DEC87
Split complementary#ECD74D, #62EC4D
Tetradic#EC4D63, #B2EC4D, #4DECD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4D7FB
Lighter +20%#C5A9F6
Lighter +10%#A67BF1
Darker −10%#681FE7
Darker −20%#5214BF
Darker −30%#3F0F91
Darker −40%#2B0B62
More saturated +25%#823AFF
Less saturated −25%#8E66D3

Channel breakdown

R135
G77
B236
Red135 (52.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue261.89°
Saturation (HSL)80.71%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 4D · B EC

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