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Colour

#8965BC

  • #8965BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8965BC is a violet with RGB values 137, 101, 188 and HSL 265°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8965BC#8965BC
HEX#8965BC
RGBrgb(137, 101, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3961, 0.7373
RGB percentages53.7%, 39.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(264.8, 39.4%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 46.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK27.1%, 46.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,004,476
CSS custom property--colour: #8965BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#769A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C76BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5476BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#807487no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 18Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98BC65
Analogous#656DBC, #B465BC
Triadic#BC8965, #65BC89
Split complementary#BCB565, #6CBC65
Tetradic#BC656D, #98BC65, #65BCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F3FA
Lighter +30%#DBD0EA
Lighter +20%#BFACDB
Lighter +10%#A489CB
Darker −10%#6F48A6
Darker −20%#573982
Darker −30%#3F295F
Darker −40%#281A3B
More saturated +25%#8449D8
Less saturated −25%#8E81A0

Channel breakdown

R137
G101
B188
Red137 (53.7%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue264.83°
Saturation (HSL)39.37%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 65 · B BC

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