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Recognised as Colour

#8909F2

  • #8909F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8909F2 is a violet with RGB values 137, 9, 242 and HSL 273°, 93%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8909F2#8909F2
HEX#8909F2
RGBrgb(137, 9, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0353, 0.949
RGB percentages53.7%, 3.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(273, 92.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 96.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK43.4%, 96.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,980,978
CSS custom property--colour: #8909F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#76F60D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 15.9Medium blue · ΔE 21.6Blue · ΔE 23.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8Fuchsia · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72F209
Analogous#1509F2, #F209E6
Triadic#F28909, #09F289
Split complementary#E6F209, #09F215
Tetradic#F21509, #72F209, #09E6F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6CAFD
Lighter +30%#CF99FB
Lighter +20%#B868F9
Lighter +10%#A136F8
Darker −10%#6D07C1
Darker −20%#510590
Darker −30%#35045E
Darker −40%#1A022D
More saturated +25%#8A00FB
Less saturated −25%#8628D3

Channel breakdown

R137
G9
B242
Red137 (53.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue272.96°
Saturation (HSL)92.83%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 09 · B F2

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