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Recognised as Colour

#8905B3

  • #8905B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8905B3 is a violet with RGB values 137, 5, 179 and HSL 286°, 95%, 36%. 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

#8905B3#8905B3
HEX#8905B3
RGBrgb(137, 5, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0196, 0.702
RGB percentages53.7%, 2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(285.5, 94.6%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 97.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK23.5%, 97.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,979,891
CSS custom property--colour: #8905B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08682WCAG 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 7.67:1
Contrast with white7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#76FA4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Tritanopia#853E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Dark violet · ΔE 14.8Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9Indigo · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FB305
Analogous#3205B3, #B30586
Triadic#B38905, #05B389
Split complementary#86B305, #05B332
Tetradic#B33205, #2FB305, #0586B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E088FC
Lighter +30%#D357FA
Lighter +20%#C625F9
Lighter +10%#AF06E5
Darker −10%#630481
Darker −20%#3D0250
Darker −30%#17011E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C00B8
Less saturated −25%#7D1C9C

Channel breakdown

R137
G5
B179
Red137 (53.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue285.52°
Saturation (HSL)94.57%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 05 · B B3

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