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Recognised as Colour

#89509F

  • #89509F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#89509F is a violet with RGB values 137, 80, 159 and HSL 283°, 33%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#89509F#89509F
HEX#89509F
RGBrgb(137, 80, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3137, 0.6235
RGB percentages53.7%, 31.4%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(283.3, 33.1%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 49.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK13.8%, 49.7%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,999,071
CSS custom property--colour: #89509F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#76AF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4064A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#51699Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#885C70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Purple · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#669F50
Analogous#62509F, #9F508D
Triadic#9F8950, #509F89
Split complementary#8D9F50, #509F62
Tetradic#9F6250, #669F50, #508D9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2D2E9
Lighter +30%#CDB0D8
Lighter +20%#B78FC6
Lighter +10%#A16DB5
Darker −10%#6C3F7D
Darker −20%#4F2E5B
Darker −30%#311D39
Darker −40%#140C17
More saturated +25%#9632BD
Less saturated −25%#7C6E81

Channel breakdown

R137
G80
B159
Red137 (53.7%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue283.29°
Saturation (HSL)33.05%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 50 · B 9F

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