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Recognised as Colour

#8903D2

  • #8903D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8903D2 is a violet with RGB values 137, 3, 210 and HSL 279°, 97%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8903D2#8903D2
HEX#8903D2
RGBrgb(137, 3, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0118, 0.8235
RGB percentages53.7%, 1.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(278.8, 97.2%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 98.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK34.8%, 98.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,979,410
CSS custom property--colour: #8903D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#76FC2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7B4E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.3Blue violet · ΔE 6.7Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium blue · ΔE 24.1Medium orchid · ΔE 33.5Dark blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.31, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CD203
Analogous#2203D2, #D203B3
Triadic#D28903, #03D289
Split complementary#B3D203, #03D222
Tetradic#D22203, #4CD203, #03B3D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEA3FE
Lighter +30%#CC71FD
Lighter +20%#B93FFC
Lighter +10%#A70CFC
Darker −10%#6802A0
Darker −20%#47026D
Darker −30%#27013B
Darker −40%#060009
More saturated +25%#8A00D5
Less saturated −25%#811EB7

Channel breakdown

R137
G3
B210
Red137 (53.7%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue278.84°
Saturation (HSL)97.18%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 03 · B D2

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