Recognised as Colour

#8950D9

#8950D9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8950D9 is a violet with RGB values 137, 80, 217 and HSL 265°, 64%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8950D9

RGBrgb(137, 80, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3137, 0.851

RGB percentages53.7%, 31.4%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(265, 64.3%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265, 63.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK36.9%, 63.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,999,129

CSS custom property--colour: #8950D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#76AF26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#096ED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#776F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2 Slate blue · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A0D950

Analogous#505CD9, #CD50D9

Triadic#D98950, #50D989

Split complementary#D9CD50, #5CD950

Tetradic#D9505C, #A0D950, #50D9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF8FD

Lighter +30%#DECEF4

Lighter +20%#C2A4EB

Lighter +10%#A57AE2

Darker −10%#6E2CCA

Darker −20%#5723A0

Darker −30%#401A76

Darker −40%#29114C

More saturated +25%#8535F4

Less saturated −25%#8D6BBE

Channel breakdown

R137

G80

B217

Red137 (53.7%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue264.96°

Saturation (HSL)64.32%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 50 · B D9

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Colour harmonies

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