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Recognised as Colour

#8926CD

  • #8926CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8926CD is a violet with RGB values 137, 38, 205 and HSL 276°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8926CD#8926CD
HEX#8926CD
RGBrgb(137, 38, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.149, 0.8039
RGB percentages53.7%, 14.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(275.6, 68.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 81.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK33.2%, 81.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,988,365
CSS custom property--colour: #8926CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#76D932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7D547Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.6Blue violet · ΔE 9Dark violet · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9Indigo · ΔE 27.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6ACD26
Analogous#3526CD, #CD26BE
Triadic#CD8926, #26CD89
Split complementary#BECD26, #26CD35
Tetradic#CD3526, #6ACD26, #26BECD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4CAF5
Lighter +30%#CD9FED
Lighter +20%#B774E5
Lighter +10%#A149DD
Darker −10%#6C1EA2
Darker −20%#4F1677
Darker −30%#330E4C
Darker −40%#160621
More saturated +25%#8F08EB
Less saturated −25%#8344AF

Channel breakdown

R137
G38
B205
Red137 (53.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue275.57°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 26 · B CD

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