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Colour

#874FA0

  • #874FA0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#874FA0 is a violet with RGB values 135, 79, 160 and HSL 281°, 34%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#874FA0#874FA0
HEX#874FA0
RGBrgb(135, 79, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3098, 0.6275
RGB percentages52.9%, 31%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(281.5, 33.9%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 50.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK15.6%, 50.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,867,744
CSS custom property--colour: #874FA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#78B05F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D63A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E689Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#855B70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Purple · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68A04F
Analogous#5F4FA0, #A04F90
Triadic#A0874F, #4FA087
Split complementary#90A04F, #4FA05F
Tetradic#A05F4F, #68A04F, #4F90A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2D2E9
Lighter +30%#CCB0D8
Lighter +20%#B58EC7
Lighter +10%#9F6CB6
Darker −10%#6A3E7E
Darker −20%#4D2D5C
Darker −30%#311C3A
Darker −40%#140C17
More saturated +25%#9231BE
Less saturated −25%#7C6D82

Channel breakdown

R135
G79
B160
Red135 (52.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue281.48°
Saturation (HSL)33.89%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 4F · B A0

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