Colour

#8906CC

#8906CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#8906CC is a violet with RGB values 137, 6, 204 and HSL 280°, 94%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8906CC

RGBrgb(137, 6, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0235, 0.8

RGB percentages53.7%, 2.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(279.7, 94.3%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 97.1%, 80%)

CMYK32.8%, 97.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,980,172

CSS custom property--colour: #8906CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#76F933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0055D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7D4B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4 Blue violet · ΔE 7.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8 Medium blue · ΔE 25.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.9 Indigo · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.95, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49CC06

Analogous#2606CC, #CC06AC

Triadic#CC8906, #06CC89

Split complementary#ACCC06, #06CC26

Tetradic#CC2606, #49CC06, #06ACCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEA2FC

Lighter +30%#CC70FB

Lighter +20%#BA3FF9

Lighter +10%#A80DF8

Darker −10%#68059A

Darker −20%#460369

Darker −30%#250237

Darker −40%#040006

More saturated +25%#8B00D2

Less saturated −25%#8120B2

Channel breakdown

R137

B204

Red137 (53.7%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue279.7°

Saturation (HSL)94.29%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 06 · B CC

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