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Colour

#8949C4

  • #8949C4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#8949C4 is a violet with RGB values 137, 73, 196 and HSL 271°, 51%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#8949C4#8949C4
HEX#8949C4
RGBrgb(137, 73, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2863, 0.7686
RGB percentages53.7%, 28.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(271.2, 51%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 62.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK30.1%, 62.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,997,316
CSS custom property--colour: #8949C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#76B63B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A69C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7E6380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84C449
Analogous#4C49C4, #C449C2
Triadic#C48949, #49C489
Split complementary#C1C449, #49C44C
Tetradic#C44C49, #84C449, #49C1C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE3F6
Lighter +30%#D4BDE9
Lighter +20%#BB96DD
Lighter +10%#A270D0
Darker −10%#6F35A5
Darker −20%#55297E
Darker −30%#3B1C58
Darker −40%#211031
More saturated +25%#8A2BE2
Less saturated −25%#8867A6

Channel breakdown

R137
G73
B196
Red137 (53.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue271.22°
Saturation (HSL)51.04%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 49 · B C4

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