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Recognised as Colour

#893EA1

  • #893EA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#893EA1 is a violet with RGB values 137, 62, 161 and HSL 285°, 44%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#893EA1#893EA1
HEX#893EA1
RGBrgb(137, 62, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2431, 0.6314
RGB percentages53.7%, 24.3%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(285.5, 44.4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 61.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK14.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,994,465
CSS custom property--colour: #893EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#76C15E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#225AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#41619Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#884F6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.2Purple · ΔE 15.8Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56A13E
Analogous#583EA1, #A13E87
Triadic#A1893E, #3EA189
Split complementary#87A13E, #3EA158
Tetradic#A1583E, #56A13E, #3E87A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC3E8
Lighter +30%#CB9EDA
Lighter +20%#B879CC
Lighter +10%#A455BD
Darker −10%#6A307C
Darker −20%#4A2257
Darker −30%#2B1333
Darker −40%#0C050E
More saturated +25%#9722BD
Less saturated −25%#7B5A85

Channel breakdown

R137
G62
B161
Red137 (53.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue285.45°
Saturation (HSL)44.39%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 3E · B A1

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