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Colour

#8760B3

  • #8760B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8760B3 is a violet with RGB values 135, 96, 179 and HSL 268°, 35%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8760B3#8760B3
HEX#8760B3
RGBrgb(135, 96, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3765, 0.702
RGB percentages52.9%, 37.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(268.2, 35.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 46.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK24.6%, 46.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,872,115
CSS custom property--colour: #8760B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#789F4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A71B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5372B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#806E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Orchid · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CB360
Analogous#6062B3, #B160B3
Triadic#B38760, #60B387
Split complementary#B3B160, #62B360
Tetradic#B36062, #8CB360, #60B3B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEAF5
Lighter +30%#D5C8E4
Lighter +20%#BBA5D4
Lighter +10%#A183C3
Darker −10%#6E4898
Darker −20%#553875
Darker −30%#3C2753
Darker −40%#231730
More saturated +25%#8543D0
Less saturated −25%#897D96

Channel breakdown

R135
G96
B179
Red135 (52.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue268.19°
Saturation (HSL)35.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 60 · B B3

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