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Recognised as Colour

#890EC9

  • #890EC9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#890EC9 is a violet with RGB values 137, 14, 201 and HSL 279°, 87%, 42%. 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

#890EC9#890EC9
HEX#890EC9
RGBrgb(137, 14, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0549, 0.7882
RGB percentages53.7%, 5.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(279.5, 87%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 93%, 78.8%)
CMYK31.8%, 93%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,982,217
CSS custom property--colour: #890EC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#76F136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7E4B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5.8Blue violet · ΔE 8.4Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Medium blue · ΔE 27.1Medium orchid · ΔE 28.8Indigo · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EC90E
Analogous#2C0EC9, #C90EAB
Triadic#C9890E, #0EC989
Split complementary#ABC90E, #0EC92C
Tetradic#C92C0E, #4EC90E, #0EABC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEAAF9
Lighter +30%#CB7AF6
Lighter +20%#B94BF2
Lighter +10%#A61BEF
Darker −10%#690B99
Darker −20%#48076A
Darker −30%#28043A
Darker −40%#07010A
More saturated +25%#8D00D7
Less saturated −25%#8129AE

Channel breakdown

R137
G14
B201
Red137 (53.7%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue279.47°
Saturation (HSL)86.98%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 0E · B C9

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