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Colour

#894AC3

  • #894AC3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#894AC3 is a violet with RGB values 137, 74, 195 and HSL 271°, 50%, 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

#894AC3#894AC3
HEX#894AC3
RGBrgb(137, 74, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.2902, 0.7647
RGB percentages53.7%, 29%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(271.2, 50.2%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 62.1%, 76.5%)
CMYK29.7%, 62.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,997,571
CSS custom property--colour: #894AC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#76B53C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D69C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7F6380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84C34A
Analogous#4D4AC3, #C34AC0
Triadic#C3894A, #4AC389
Split complementary#C0C34A, #4AC34D
Tetradic#C34D4A, #84C34A, #4AC0C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE3F6
Lighter +30%#D4BDE9
Lighter +20%#BB97DC
Lighter +10%#A270D0
Darker −10%#6F36A4
Darker −20%#552A7D
Darker −30%#3B1D57
Darker −40%#211031
More saturated +25%#8A2CE1
Less saturated −25%#8868A5

Channel breakdown

R137
G74
B195
Red137 (53.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue271.24°
Saturation (HSL)50.21%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 4A · B C3

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