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Colour

#89359A

  • #89359A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#89359A is a violet with RGB values 137, 53, 154 and HSL 290°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#89359A#89359A
HEX#89359A
RGBrgb(137, 53, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2078, 0.6039
RGB percentages53.7%, 20.8%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(289.9, 48.8%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 65.6%, 60.4%)
CMYK11%, 65.6%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,992,154
CSS custom property--colour: #89359A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#76CA65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#18549Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E5D97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8A4663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.3Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Indigo · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#469A35
Analogous#57359A, #9A3578
Triadic#9A8935, #359A89
Split complementary#799A35, #359A56
Tetradic#9A5735, #469A35, #35789A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB5E6
Lighter +30%#CC8FD9
Lighter +20%#BB69CC
Lighter +10%#AA44BE
Darker −10%#672874
Darker −20%#451B4E
Darker −30%#240E28
Darker −40%#020102
More saturated +25%#9A1BB4
Less saturated −25%#784F80

Channel breakdown

R137
G53
B154
Red137 (53.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue289.9°
Saturation (HSL)48.79%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 35 · B 9A

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