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Recognised as Colour

#8923F2

  • #8923F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8923F2 is a violet with RGB values 137, 35, 242 and HSL 270°, 89%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8923F2#8923F2
HEX#8923F2
RGBrgb(137, 35, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.1373, 0.949
RGB percentages53.7%, 13.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(269.6, 88.8%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 85.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK43.4%, 85.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,987,634
CSS custom property--colour: #8923F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#76DC0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6D6491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.1Dark violet · ΔE 13.1Medium blue · ΔE 21.3Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2Blue · ΔE 27.1Fuchsia · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CF223
Analogous#2324F2, #F123F2
Triadic#F28923, #23F289
Split complementary#F2F123, #24F223
Tetradic#F22324, #8CF223, #23F2F1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E4FD
Lighter +30%#D6B3FB
Lighter +20%#BD83F8
Lighter +10%#A353F5
Darker −10%#700DD5
Darker −20%#560AA5
Darker −30%#3D0775
Darker −40%#240445
More saturated +25%#8916FF
Less saturated −25%#8940D5

Channel breakdown

R137
G35
B242
Red137 (53.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue269.57°
Saturation (HSL)88.84%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 23 · B F2

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