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Recognised as Colour

#8900AF

  • #8900AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8900AF is a violet with RGB values 137, 0, 175 and HSL 287°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8900AF#8900AF
HEX#8900AF
RGBrgb(137, 0, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0, 0.6863
RGB percentages53.7%, 0%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(287, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK21.7%, 100%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,978,607
CSS custom property--colour: #8900AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#76FF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Tritanopia#863B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.6Dark violet · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3Indigo · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26AF00
Analogous#3100AF, #AF007E
Triadic#AF8900, #00AF89
Split complementary#7DAF00, #00AF32
Tetradic#AF3200, #26AF00, #007EAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E37CFF
Lighter +30%#D749FF
Lighter +20%#CC16FF
Lighter +10%#B100E2
Darker −10%#61007C
Darker −20%#390049
Darker −30%#110016
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8900AF
Less saturated −25%#7D1699

Channel breakdown

R137
G0
B175
Red137 (53.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue286.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 00 · B AF

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