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Colour

#8904BE

  • #8904BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8904BE is a violet with RGB values 137, 4, 190 and HSL 283°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8904BE#8904BE
HEX#8904BE
RGBrgb(137, 4, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0157, 0.7451
RGB percentages53.7%, 1.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(282.9, 95.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 97.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK27.9%, 97.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,979,646
CSS custom property--colour: #8904BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#76FB41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#82446Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.4Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Blue violet · ΔE 12.6Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5Indigo · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39BE04
Analogous#2C04BE, #BE0496
Triadic#BE8904, #04BE89
Split complementary#96BE04, #04BE2C
Tetradic#BE2C04, #39BE04, #0496BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE91FD
Lighter +30%#CF5FFC
Lighter +20%#C02DFB
Lighter +10%#AD05F0
Darker −10%#65038C
Darker −20%#41025A
Darker −30%#1D0128
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B00C2
Less saturated −25%#7F1CA6

Channel breakdown

R137
G4
B190
Red137 (53.7%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue282.9°
Saturation (HSL)95.88%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 04 · B BE

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