Colour

#8968D5

#8968D5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8968D5 is a violet with RGB values 137, 104, 213 and HSL 258°, 56%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8968D5

RGBrgb(137, 104, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4078, 0.8353

RGB percentages53.7%, 40.8%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(258.2, 56.5%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 51.2%, 83.5%)

CMYK35.7%, 51.2%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,005,269

CSS custom property--colour: #8968D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#76972A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E7DD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#457AD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#777E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 3.5 Slate blue · ΔE 9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2 Royal blue · ΔE 17.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 3.54, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4D568

Analogous#687ED5, #C068D5

Triadic#D58968, #68D589

Split complementary#D5C068, #7ED568

Tetradic#D5687E, #B4D568, #68D5C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E0F6

Lighter +20%#C7B8EB

Lighter +10%#A890E0

Darker −10%#6A40CA

Darker −20%#542FA8

Darker −30%#402480

Darker −40%#2C1958

More saturated +25%#7F50ED

Less saturated −25%#9380BD

Channel breakdown

R137

G104

B213

Red137 (53.7%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue258.17°

Saturation (HSL)56.48%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 68 · B D5

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Colour values

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