Colour

#8120DE

#8120DE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8120DE is a violet with RGB values 129, 32, 222 and HSL 271°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8120DE

RGBrgb(129, 32, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.1255, 0.8706

RGB percentages50.6%, 12.5%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(270.6, 74.8%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 85.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK41.9%, 85.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,462,558

CSS custom property--colour: #8120DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1

Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#7EDF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6A5B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 3.6 Dark violet · ΔE 8.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium blue · ΔE 21 Blue · ΔE 32.8 Dark blue · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 3.6, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DDE20

Analogous#2220DE, #DE20DC

Triadic#DE8120, #20DE81

Split complementary#DCDE20, #20DE22

Tetradic#DE2220, #7DDE20, #20DCDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5D2F8

Lighter +30%#CCA5F2

Lighter +20%#B378EC

Lighter +10%#9A4CE5

Darker −10%#671AB1

Darker −20%#4D1385

Darker −30%#330D58

Darker −40%#19062C

More saturated +25%#8200FE

Less saturated −25%#8040BE

Channel breakdown

R129

G32

B222

Red129 (50.6%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue270.63°

Saturation (HSL)74.8%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 81 · G 20 · B DE

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