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Recognised as Colour

#893FBF

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

#893FBF is a violet with RGB values 137, 63, 191 and HSL 275°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#893FBF#893FBF
HEX#893FBF
RGBrgb(137, 63, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2471, 0.749
RGB percentages53.7%, 24.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(274.7, 50.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 67%, 74.9%)
CMYK28.3%, 67%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,994,751
CSS custom property--colour: #893FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#76C040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#2264BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#805B7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75BF3F
Analogous#493FBF, #BF3FB5
Triadic#BF893F, #3FBF89
Split complementary#B5BF3F, #3FBF49
Tetradic#BF493F, #75BF3F, #3FB5BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D8F2
Lighter +30%#D0B2E5
Lighter +20%#B88BD9
Lighter +10%#A165CC
Darker −10%#6D3299
Darker −20%#522672
Darker −30%#36194C
Darker −40%#1B0C26
More saturated +25%#8E1FDF
Less saturated −25%#845F9F

Channel breakdown

R137
G63
B191
Red137 (53.7%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue274.69°
Saturation (HSL)50.39%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 3F · B BF

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