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Recognised as Colour

#8972AE

  • #8972AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#8972AE is a violet with RGB values 137, 114, 174 and HSL 263°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#8972AE#8972AE
HEX#8972AE
RGBrgb(137, 114, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4471, 0.6824
RGB percentages53.7%, 44.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(263, 27%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 34.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,007,790
CSS custom property--colour: #8972AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#768D51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#647CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#697CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#837B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 24.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97AE72
Analogous#7279AE, #A772AE
Triadic#AE8972, #72AE89
Split complementary#AEA772, #79AE72
Tetradic#AE7279, #97AE72, #72AEA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F4F8
Lighter +30%#DAD3E6
Lighter +20%#BFB3D3
Lighter +10%#A492C1
Darker −10%#6F5697
Darker −20%#574476
Darker −30%#3F3156
Darker −40%#271F35
More saturated +25%#8356CA
Less saturated −25%#8F8E92

Channel breakdown

R137
G114
B174
Red137 (53.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue263°
Saturation (HSL)27.03%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 72 · B AE

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