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Recognised as Colour

#8969BF

  • #8969BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8969BF is a violet with RGB values 137, 105, 191 and HSL 262°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8969BF#8969BF
HEX#8969BF
RGBrgb(137, 105, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4118, 0.749
RGB percentages53.7%, 41.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(262.3, 40.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 45%, 74.9%)
CMYK28.3%, 45%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,005,503
CSS custom property--colour: #8969BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#769640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5079C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5779BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7E788Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FBF69
Analogous#6974BF, #B469BF
Triadic#BF8969, #69BF89
Split complementary#BFB469, #74BF69
Tetradic#BF6974, #9FBF69, #69BFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F8FC
Lighter +30%#DDD4ED
Lighter +20%#C1B0DE
Lighter +10%#A58DCE
Darker −10%#6E49AC
Darker −20%#573A88
Darker −30%#402B64
Darker −40%#291C40
More saturated +25%#824EDA
Less saturated −25%#9084A4

Channel breakdown

R137
G105
B191
Red137 (53.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue262.33°
Saturation (HSL)40.19%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 69 · B BF

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