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Colour

#8921AB

  • #8921AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8921AB is a violet with RGB values 137, 33, 171 and HSL 285°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8921AB#8921AB
HEX#8921AB
RGBrgb(137, 33, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.1294, 0.6706
RGB percentages53.7%, 12.9%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(285.2, 67.6%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 80.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK19.9%, 80.7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,987,051
CSS custom property--colour: #8921AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#76DE54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D59A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Tritanopia#864267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.4Dark magenta · ΔE 13.7Purple · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.7Indigo · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43AB21
Analogous#4421AB, #AB2188
Triadic#AB8921, #21AB89
Split complementary#88AB21, #21AB44
Tetradic#AB4421, #43AB21, #2188AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDAAEF
Lighter +30%#CD7FE6
Lighter +20%#BC54DE
Lighter +10%#AB29D6
Darker −10%#671980
Darker −20%#441056
Darker −30%#22082B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9608C5
Less saturated −25%#7C3A92

Channel breakdown

R137
G33
B171
Red137 (53.7%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue285.22°
Saturation (HSL)67.65%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 21 · B AB

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