Colour

#8121DF

#8121DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8121DF is a violet with RGB values 129, 33, 223 and HSL 270°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8121DF#8121DF

HEX#8121DF

RGBrgb(129, 33, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.1294, 0.8745

RGB percentages50.6%, 12.9%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(270.3, 74.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 85.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK42.2%, 85.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,462,815

CSS custom property--colour: #8121DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#7EDE20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Tritanopia#695C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 3.6 Dark violet · ΔE 8.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4 Medium blue · ΔE 20.9 Blue · ΔE 32.6 Dark blue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 3.63, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FDF21

Analogous#2221DF, #DF21DE

Triadic#DF8121, #21DF81

Split complementary#DEDF21, #21DF22

Tetradic#DF2221, #7FDF21, #21DEDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6D3F9

Lighter +30%#CDA7F2

Lighter +20%#B47AEC

Lighter +10%#9A4EE5

Darker −10%#671AB3

Darker −20%#4E1387

Darker −30%#340D5A

Darker −40%#1A072D

More saturated +25%#8101FF

Less saturated −25%#8141BF

Channel breakdown

R129

G33

B223

Red129 (50.6%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue270.32°

Saturation (HSL)74.8%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 81 · G 21 · B DF

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