Recognised as Colour

#8974BB

#8974BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8974BB is a violet with RGB values 137, 116, 187 and HSL 258°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8974BB#8974BB

HEX#8974BB

RGBrgb(137, 116, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4549, 0.7333

RGB percentages53.7%, 45.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(257.7, 34.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 38%, 73.3%)

CMYK26.7%, 38%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,008,315

CSS custom property--colour: #8974BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#768B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6180BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#657FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7F808Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9 Plum · ΔE 25.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.6 Steel blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6BB74

Analogous#7483BB, #AD74BB

Triadic#BB8974, #74BB89

Split complementary#BBAC74, #83BB74

Tetradic#BB7483, #A6BB74, #74BBAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFE

Lighter +30%#E0DBED

Lighter +20%#C3B8DD

Lighter +10%#A696CC

Darker −10%#6C53A9

Darker −20%#564287

Darker −30%#403165

Darker −40%#2B2142

More saturated +25%#7E5AD5

Less saturated −25%#948EA1

Channel breakdown

R137

G116

B187

Red137 (53.7%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue257.75°

Saturation (HSL)34.3%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 74 · B BB

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