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Recognised as Colour

#8917C1

  • #8917C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8917C1 is a violet with RGB values 137, 23, 193 and HSL 280°, 79%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#8917C1#8917C1
HEX#8917C1
RGBrgb(137, 23, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0902, 0.7569
RGB percentages53.7%, 9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(280.2, 78.7%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 88.1%, 75.7%)
CMYK29%, 88.1%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,984,513
CSS custom property--colour: #8917C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#76E83E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#814972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.5Dark violet · ΔE 10.9Blue violet · ΔE 12.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6Indigo · ΔE 25.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FC117
Analogous#3417C1, #C117A4
Triadic#C18917, #17C189
Split complementary#A4C117, #17C134
Tetradic#C13417, #4FC117, #17A4C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEAFF5
Lighter +30%#CB81F0
Lighter +20%#B953EB
Lighter +10%#A626E5
Darker −10%#691293
Darker −20%#480C66
Darker −30%#280738
Darker −40%#08010B
More saturated +25%#9100D8
Less saturated −25%#8032A6

Channel breakdown

R137
G23
B193
Red137 (53.7%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue280.24°
Saturation (HSL)78.7%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 17 · B C1

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