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Recognised as Colour

#8930BE

  • #8930BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8930BE is a violet with RGB values 137, 48, 190 and HSL 278°, 60%, 47%. 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

#8930BE#8930BE
HEX#8930BE
RGBrgb(137, 48, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.1882, 0.7451
RGB percentages53.7%, 18.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(277.6, 59.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 74.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK27.9%, 74.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,990,910
CSS custom property--colour: #8930BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#76CF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#815275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65BE30
Analogous#4230BE, #BE30AC
Triadic#BE8930, #30BE89
Split complementary#ACBE30, #30BE42
Tetradic#BE4230, #65BE30, #30ACBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2C9F1
Lighter +30%#CDA0E7
Lighter +20%#B777DD
Lighter +10%#A14FD2
Darker −10%#6C2695
Darker −20%#4E1B6D
Darker −30%#311144
Darker −40%#14071B
More saturated +25%#9112DC
Less saturated −25%#814EA0

Channel breakdown

R137
G48
B190
Red137 (53.7%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue277.61°
Saturation (HSL)59.66%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 30 · B BE

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