Recognised as Colour

#8902F5

#8902F5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8902F5 is a violet with RGB values 137, 2, 245 and HSL 273°, 98%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8902F5

RGBrgb(137, 2, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0078, 0.9608

RGB percentages53.7%, 0.8%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(273.3, 98.4%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 99.2%, 96.1%)

CMYK44.1%, 99.2%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,979,189

CSS custom property--colour: #8902F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#76FD0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6C6090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.2 Dark violet · ΔE 17.8 Medium blue · ΔE 22.1 Blue · ΔE 22.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6EF502

Analogous#0F02F5, #F502E8

Triadic#F58902, #02F589

Split complementary#E8F502, #02F50F

Tetradic#F50F02, #6EF502, #02E8F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5C4FF

Lighter +30%#CE92FE

Lighter +20%#B75FFE

Lighter +10%#A12DFD

Darker −10%#6D02C2

Darker −20%#500190

Darker −30%#34015D

Darker −40%#18002B

More saturated +25%#8900F7

Less saturated −25%#8621D6

Channel breakdown

R137

B245

Red137 (53.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue273.33°

Saturation (HSL)98.38%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 02 · B F5

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