Colour

#8910B8

#8910B8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8910B8 is a violet with RGB values 137, 16, 184 and HSL 283°, 84%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8910B8

RGBrgb(137, 16, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0627, 0.7216

RGB percentages53.7%, 6.3%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(283.2, 84%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 91.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK25.5%, 91.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,982,712

CSS custom property--colour: #8910B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#76EF47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Tritanopia#83436Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.6 Dark violet · ΔE 13.8 Blue violet · ΔE 16 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2 Indigo · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FB810

Analogous#3510B8, #B81093

Triadic#B88910, #10B889

Split complementary#93B810, #10B835

Tetradic#B83510, #3FB810, #1093B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DE9DF7

Lighter +30%#CE6FF2

Lighter +20%#BD40EE

Lighter +10%#AC14E7

Darker −10%#660C89

Darker −20%#43085A

Darker −30%#20042B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9000C8

Less saturated −25%#7E299F

Channel breakdown

R137

G16

B184

Red137 (53.7%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue283.21°

Saturation (HSL)84%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 10 · B B8

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