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Recognised as Colour

#894F8E

  • #894F8E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#894F8E is a magenta with RGB values 137, 79, 142 and HSL 295°, 29%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#894F8E#894F8E
HEX#894F8E
RGBrgb(137, 79, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3098, 0.5569
RGB percentages53.7%, 31%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(295.2, 28.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 44.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK3.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,998,798
CSS custom property--colour: #894F8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#76B071

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486090no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#58678Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8B5668no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Purple · ΔE 29.7Orchid · ΔE 30.4Plum · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#548E4F
Analogous#694F8E, #8E4F74
Triadic#8E894F, #4F8E89
Split complementary#748E4F, #4F8E6A
Tetradic#8E6A4F, #548E4F, #4F748E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC8E1
Lighter +30%#CBA8CE
Lighter +20%#B887BC
Lighter +10%#A566AA
Darker −10%#693D6D
Darker −20%#4A2B4C
Darker −30%#2A182C
Darker −40%#0B060B
More saturated +25%#A033AA
Less saturated −25%#726B72

Channel breakdown

R137
G79
B142
Red137 (53.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue295.24°
Saturation (HSL)28.51%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 4F · B 8E

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