Colour

#8976BD

#8976BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8976BD is a violet with RGB values 137, 118, 189 and HSL 256°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8976BD#8976BD

HEX#8976BD

RGBrgb(137, 118, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4627, 0.7412

RGB percentages53.7%, 46.3%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(256.1, 35%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 37.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK27.5%, 37.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,008,829

CSS custom property--colour: #8976BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#768942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6382C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6680BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7E8291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Plum · ΔE 25.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AABD76

Analogous#7687BD, #AC76BD

Triadic#BD8976, #76BD89

Split complementary#BDAD76, #87BD76

Tetradic#BD7687, #AABD76, #76BDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2DDEF

Lighter +20%#C4BBDE

Lighter +10%#A798CE

Darker −10%#6B54AC

Darker −20%#56438A

Darker −30%#403268

Darker −40%#2B2146

More saturated +25%#7D5DD6

Less saturated −25%#958FA4

Channel breakdown

R137

G118

B189

Red137 (53.7%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue256.06°

Saturation (HSL)34.98%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 76 · B BD

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