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Replete Cassis

#892583
Notes

Replete Cassis (#892583) is a deep violet with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (304°, 57%, 34%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#892583
RGB
rgb(137, 37, 131)
HSL
hsl(304, 57%, 34%)
HWB
hwb(304 15% 46%)
OKLCH
oklch(45.9% 0.172 330.6)
HSV
hsv(304, 73%, 54%)
LAB
lab(34.56% 52.71 -30.67)
LCH
lch(34.56% 60.98 329.81)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 73%, 4%, 46%)

Etymology

Replete
adjective

Latin replētus, filled — past-participle of replēre. As a color modifier, replete implies a saturated-and-fully-pigmented quality where the hue is completely loaded with its source pigment. Sits at the bold-and-saturated end of the grid, parallel to brimming and suffused in usage.

Cassis
noun

French for blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) — the deep-violet drupe used in Burgundian Crème de Cassis liqueur and Kir aperitif. Cassis color refers to a freshly macerated Ribes nigrum drupe-pulp in a Burgundian Crème de Cassis base: a saturated, slightly cool deep violet with the matte finish of anthocyanin-rich blackcurrant juice. Slightly warmer than Cabernet-style table wine.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#892583
Original
#1b4886
Protanopia
#435681
Deuteranopia
#8e3151
Tritanopia
#414141
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
7.91:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
2.66:1

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