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Recognised as Colour

#893CBB

  • #893CBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#893CBB is a violet with RGB values 137, 60, 187 and HSL 276°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#893CBB#893CBB
HEX#893CBB
RGBrgb(137, 60, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2353, 0.7333
RGB percentages53.7%, 23.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(276.4, 51.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 67.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK26.7%, 67.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,993,979
CSS custom property--colour: #893CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#76C344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2463B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#825777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.5Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EBB3C
Analogous#493CBB, #BB3CAE
Triadic#BB893C, #3CBB89
Split complementary#AEBB3C, #3CBB49
Tetradic#BB493C, #6EBB3C, #3CAEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D2F1
Lighter +30%#CEACE4
Lighter +20%#B785D8
Lighter +10%#A15ECC
Darker −10%#6D3094
Darker −20%#50236E
Darker −30%#341747
Darker −40%#180A21
More saturated +25%#901DDA
Less saturated −25%#825B9C

Channel breakdown

R137
G60
B187
Red137 (53.7%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue276.38°
Saturation (HSL)51.42%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 3C · B BB

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