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Recognised as Colour

#8944A2

  • #8944A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8944A2 is a violet with RGB values 137, 68, 162 and HSL 284°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8944A2#8944A2
HEX#8944A2
RGBrgb(137, 68, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2667, 0.6353
RGB percentages53.7%, 26.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(284, 40.9%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 58%, 63.5%)
CMYK15.4%, 58%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,996,002
CSS custom property--colour: #8944A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#76BB5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C5DA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4563A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#88536Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12Purple · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DA244
Analogous#5A44A2, #A2448C
Triadic#A28944, #44A289
Split complementary#8CA244, #44A25A
Tetradic#A25A44, #5DA244, #448CA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0C9E9
Lighter +30%#CCA6D9
Lighter +20%#B782CA
Lighter +10%#A25EBB
Darker −10%#6B357E
Darker −20%#4C265A
Darker −30%#2E1736
Darker −40%#0F0812
More saturated +25%#9627BF
Less saturated −25%#7C6185

Channel breakdown

R137
G68
B162
Red137 (53.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue284.04°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 44 · B A2

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