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Colour

#8937BF

  • #8937BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8937BF is a violet with RGB values 137, 55, 191 and HSL 276°, 55%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8937BF#8937BF
HEX#8937BF
RGBrgb(137, 55, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2157, 0.749
RGB percentages53.7%, 21.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(276.2, 55.3%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 71.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK28.3%, 71.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,992,703
CSS custom property--colour: #8937BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#76C840

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1261BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#815677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.9Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.1Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4Indigo · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DBF37
Analogous#4537BF, #BF37B1
Triadic#BF8937, #37BF89
Split complementary#B1BF37, #37BF45
Tetradic#BF4537, #6DBF37, #37B1BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D0F2
Lighter +30%#CEA9E6
Lighter +20%#B781DB
Lighter +10%#A15ACF
Darker −10%#6D2C97
Darker −20%#502070
Darker −30%#341548
Darker −40%#170921
More saturated +25%#8F18DE
Less saturated −25%#8356A0

Channel breakdown

R137
G55
B191
Red137 (53.7%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue276.18°
Saturation (HSL)55.28%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 37 · B BF

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