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Recognised as Colour

#8946BD

  • #8946BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8946BD is a violet with RGB values 137, 70, 189 and HSL 274°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8946BD#8946BD
HEX#8946BD
RGBrgb(137, 70, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2745, 0.7412
RGB percentages53.7%, 27.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(273.8, 47.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 63%, 74.1%)
CMYK27.5%, 63%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,996,541
CSS custom property--colour: #8946BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#76B942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F67BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#815E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ABD46
Analogous#4E46BD, #BD46B5
Triadic#BD8946, #46BD89
Split complementary#B6BD46, #46BD4D
Tetradic#BD4D46, #7ABD46, #46B5BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9DCF3
Lighter +30%#D1B7E5
Lighter +20%#B991D8
Lighter +10%#A16CCA
Darker −10%#6E3799
Darker −20%#532974
Darker −30%#381C4E
Darker −40%#1D0E29
More saturated +25%#8D27DC
Less saturated −25%#85659E

Channel breakdown

R137
G70
B189
Red137 (53.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue273.78°
Saturation (HSL)47.41%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 46 · B BD

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