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Colour

#8901CB

  • #8901CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8901CB is a violet with RGB values 137, 1, 203 and HSL 280°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8901CB#8901CB
HEX#8901CB
RGBrgb(137, 1, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0039, 0.7961
RGB percentages53.7%, 0.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(280.4, 99%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 99.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK32.5%, 99.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,978,891
CSS custom property--colour: #8901CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#76FE34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7E4A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.8Blue violet · ΔE 8Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Medium blue · ΔE 25.8Medium orchid · ΔE 31.2Indigo · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.81, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43CB01
Analogous#2401CB, #CB01A8
Triadic#CB8901, #01CB89
Split complementary#A8CB01, #01CB24
Tetradic#CB2401, #43CB01, #01A8CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE9AFF
Lighter +30%#CD67FE
Lighter +20%#BC34FE
Lighter +10%#AB01FE
Darker −10%#670198
Darker −20%#440066
Darker −30%#220033
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8900CC
Less saturated −25%#801AB2

Channel breakdown

R137
G1
B203
Red137 (53.7%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue280.4°
Saturation (HSL)99.02%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 01 · B CB

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