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Recognised as Colour

#8900B3

  • #8900B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8900B3 is a violet with RGB values 137, 0, 179 and HSL 286°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8900B3#8900B3
HEX#8900B3
RGBrgb(137, 0, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0, 0.702
RGB percentages53.7%, 0%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(285.9, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK23.5%, 100%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,978,611
CSS custom property--colour: #8900B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#76FF4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Tritanopia#853D68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Dark violet · ΔE 14.3Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.3Indigo · ΔE 23.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AB300
Analogous#3000B3, #B30083
Triadic#B38900, #00B389
Split complementary#83B300, #00B330
Tetradic#B33000, #2AB300, #0083B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E180FF
Lighter +30%#D54DFF
Lighter +20%#C91AFF
Lighter +10%#B000E6
Darker −10%#620080
Darker −20%#3B004D
Darker −30%#14001A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8900B3
Less saturated −25%#7D169D

Channel breakdown

R137
G0
B179
Red137 (53.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue285.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 00 · B B3

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