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Colour

#892DE0

  • #892DE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#892DE0 is a violet with RGB values 137, 45, 224 and HSL 271°, 74%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#892DE0#892DE0
HEX#892DE0
RGBrgb(137, 45, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.1765, 0.8784
RGB percentages53.7%, 17.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(270.8, 74.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 79.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK38.8%, 79.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,990,176
CSS custom property--colour: #892DE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#76D21F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#755F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 1.6Dark violet · ΔE 8.8Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Medium blue · ΔE 24.7Medium orchid · ΔE 30.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 1.62, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E02D
Analogous#302DE0, #E02DDD
Triadic#E0892D, #2DE089
Split complementary#DDE02D, #2DE030
Tetradic#E0302D, #84E02D, #2DDDE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDFFA
Lighter +30%#D4B2F4
Lighter +20%#BB86ED
Lighter +10%#A259E7
Darker −10%#6F1CBE
Darker −20%#551592
Darker −30%#3B0F65
Darker −40%#210839
More saturated +25%#8A0FFE
Less saturated −25%#884BC2

Channel breakdown

R137
G45
B224
Red137 (53.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue270.84°
Saturation (HSL)74.27%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 2D · B E0

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