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Recognised as Colour

#8924DF

  • #8924DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8924DF is a violet with RGB values 137, 36, 223 and HSL 272°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8924DF#8924DF
HEX#8924DF
RGBrgb(137, 36, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.1412, 0.8745
RGB percentages53.7%, 14.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(272.4, 74.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 83.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK38.6%, 83.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,987,871
CSS custom property--colour: #8924DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#76DB20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#765B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 1.8Dark violet · ΔE 7Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium blue · ΔE 23.5Medium orchid · ΔE 32.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 1.76, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ADF24
Analogous#2B24DF, #DF24D7
Triadic#DF8924, #24DF89
Split complementary#D8DF24, #24DF2B
Tetradic#DF2B24, #7ADF24, #24D8DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9D6F9
Lighter +30%#D1A9F3
Lighter +20%#B97DEC
Lighter +10%#A150E6
Darker −10%#6E1BB5
Darker −20%#531489
Darker −30%#380E5C
Darker −40%#1D0730
More saturated +25%#8C05FE
Less saturated −25%#8643C0

Channel breakdown

R137
G36
B223
Red137 (53.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue272.41°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 24 · B DF

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