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Recognised as Colour

#8907B5

  • #8907B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8907B5 is a violet with RGB values 137, 7, 181 and HSL 285°, 93%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8907B5#8907B5
HEX#8907B5
RGBrgb(137, 7, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0275, 0.7098
RGB percentages53.7%, 2.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(284.8, 92.6%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 96.1%, 71%)
CMYK24.3%, 96.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,980,405
CSS custom property--colour: #8907B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#76F84A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#84406Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.5Dark violet · ΔE 14.1Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7Indigo · ΔE 23.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33B507
Analogous#3207B5, #B5078A
Triadic#B58907, #07B589
Split complementary#8AB507, #07B532
Tetradic#B53207, #33B507, #078AB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF8DFB
Lighter +30%#D15CF9
Lighter +20%#C32BF7
Lighter +10%#AE09E6
Darker −10%#640584
Darker −20%#3F0353
Darker −30%#1A0122
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C00BC
Less saturated −25%#7D1F9E

Channel breakdown

R137
G7
B181
Red137 (53.7%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue284.83°
Saturation (HSL)92.55%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 07 · B B5

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