Recognised as Colour

#895CF3

#895CF3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#895CF3 is a violet with RGB values 137, 92, 243 and HSL 258°, 86%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#895CF3

RGBrgb(137, 92, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3608, 0.9529

RGB percentages53.7%, 36.1%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(257.9, 86.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 62.1%, 95.3%)

CMYK43.6%, 62.1%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,002,227

CSS custom property--colour: #895CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#76A30C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0077F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6B7F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1 Blue violet · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6F35C

Analogous#5C7AF3, #D55CF3

Triadic#F3895C, #5CF389

Split complementary#F3D55C, #7BF35C

Tetradic#F35C7A, #C6F35C, #5CF3D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EBFD

Lighter +20%#CEBBFA

Lighter +10%#AB8CF6

Darker −10%#672CF0

Darker −20%#4C10D9

Darker −30%#3B0CAA

Darker −40%#2B097A

More saturated +25%#8450FF

Less saturated −25%#9272DD

Channel breakdown

R137

G92

B243

Red137 (53.7%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue257.88°

Saturation (HSL)86.29%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 5C · B F3

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