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Recognised as Colour

#8946DD

  • #8946DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8946DD is a violet with RGB values 137, 70, 221 and HSL 267°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8946DD#8946DD
HEX#8946DD
RGBrgb(137, 70, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2745, 0.8667
RGB percentages53.7%, 27.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(266.6, 68.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 68.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK38%, 68.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,996,573
CSS custom property--colour: #8946DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#76B922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#766A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2Blue violet · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ADD46
Analogous#464EDD, #D546DD
Triadic#DD8946, #46DD89
Split complementary#DDD446, #4FDD46
Tetradic#DD464E, #9ADD46, #46DDD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F2FD
Lighter +30%#DBC7F5
Lighter +20%#C09CED
Lighter +10%#A471E5
Darker −10%#6F25CB
Darker −20%#571DA0
Darker −30%#401575
Darker −40%#280E49
More saturated +25%#862BF8
Less saturated −25%#8C61C2

Channel breakdown

R137
G70
B221
Red137 (53.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue266.62°
Saturation (HSL)68.95%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 46 · B DD

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