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Recognised as Colour

#8934BD

  • #8934BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8934BD is a violet with RGB values 137, 52, 189 and HSL 277°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8934BD#8934BD
HEX#8934BD
RGBrgb(137, 52, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2039, 0.7412
RGB percentages53.7%, 20.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(277.2, 56.8%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 72.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK27.5%, 72.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,991,933
CSS custom property--colour: #8934BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#76CB42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1160BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#815376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Indigo · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68BD34
Analogous#4434BD, #BD34AC
Triadic#BD8934, #34BD89
Split complementary#ADBD34, #34BD44
Tetradic#BD4434, #68BD34, #34ADBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3CCF1
Lighter +30%#CDA4E6
Lighter +20%#B77CDB
Lighter +10%#A154D0
Darker −10%#6C2995
Darker −20%#4F1E6D
Darker −30%#321345
Darker −40%#15081D
More saturated +25%#9016DB
Less saturated −25%#82529F

Channel breakdown

R137
G52
B189
Red137 (53.7%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue277.23°
Saturation (HSL)56.85%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 34 · B BD

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