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Recognised as Colour

#8947DC

  • #8947DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8947DC is a violet with RGB values 137, 71, 220 and HSL 267°, 68%, 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

#8947DC#8947DC
HEX#8947DC
RGBrgb(137, 71, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2784, 0.8627
RGB percentages53.7%, 27.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(266.6, 68%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 67.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK37.7%, 67.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,996,828
CSS custom property--colour: #8947DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#76B823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#766A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ADC47
Analogous#4750DC, #D347DC
Triadic#DC8947, #47DC89
Split complementary#DCD347, #50DC47
Tetradic#DC4750, #9ADC47, #47DCD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F2FD
Lighter +30%#DBC8F4
Lighter +20%#C09DEC
Lighter +10%#A472E4
Darker −10%#6F26CA
Darker −20%#571E9F
Darker −30%#401674
Darker −40%#280E49
More saturated +25%#862CF7
Less saturated −25%#8C62C1

Channel breakdown

R137
G71
B220
Red137 (53.7%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue266.58°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 47 · B DC

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