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Recognised as Colour

#81209C

  • #81209C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#81209C is a violet with RGB values 129, 32, 156 and HSL 287°, 66%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#81209C#81209C
HEX#81209C
RGBrgb(129, 32, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.1255, 0.6118
RGB percentages50.6%, 12.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(286.9, 66%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 79.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK17.3%, 79.5%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,462,492
CSS custom property--colour: #81209C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#7EDF63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004B9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#245399no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Tritanopia#803C5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.7Purple · ΔE 11.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4Indigo · ΔE 16.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B9C20
Analogous#43209C, #9C2079
Triadic#9C8120, #209C81
Split complementary#799C20, #209C43
Tetradic#9C4320, #3B9C20, #20799C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DA9DEB
Lighter +30%#CA73E2
Lighter +20%#BA48DA
Lighter +10%#A429C6
Darker −10%#5E1772
Darker −20%#3B0F47
Darker −30%#18061D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E08B4
Less saturated −25%#743885

Channel breakdown

R129
G32
B156
Red129 (50.6%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue286.94°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 20 · B 9C

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