Colour

#8941BE

#8941BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8941BE is a violet with RGB values 137, 65, 190 and HSL 275°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8941BE

RGBrgb(137, 65, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2549, 0.7451

RGB percentages53.7%, 25.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(274.6, 49%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 65.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK27.9%, 65.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,995,262

CSS custom property--colour: #8941BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#76BE41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2765BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#815B7Ano 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 text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15 Slate blue · ΔE 17.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#76BE41

Analogous#4A41BE, #BE41B5

Triadic#BE8941, #41BE89

Split complementary#B4BE41, #41BE4B

Tetradic#BE4B41, #76BE41, #41B5BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7D9F2

Lighter +30%#D0B3E5

Lighter +20%#B88DD8

Lighter +10%#A167CB

Darker −10%#6E3498

Darker −20%#522772

Darker −30%#371A4C

Darker −40%#1B0D26

More saturated +25%#8E21DE

Less saturated −25%#84619E

Channel breakdown

R137

G65

B190

Red137 (53.7%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue274.56°

Saturation (HSL)49.02%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 41 · B BE

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