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Recognised as Colour

#8129AE

  • #8129AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8129AE is a violet with RGB values 129, 41, 174 and HSL 280°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8129AE#8129AE
HEX#8129AE
RGBrgb(129, 41, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.1608, 0.6824
RGB percentages50.6%, 16.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(279.7, 61.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 76.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK25.9%, 76.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,464,814
CSS custom property--colour: #8129AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#7ED651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B58ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7B496Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Dark magenta · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7Indigo · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Purple · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56AE29
Analogous#3E29AE, #AE2999
Triadic#AE8129, #29AE81
Split complementary#99AE29, #29AE3E
Tetradic#AE3E29, #56AE29, #2999AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBB5EE
Lighter +30%#C68CE4
Lighter +20%#B263DA
Lighter +10%#9D3AD0
Darker −10%#621F85
Darker −20%#44165B
Darker −30%#250C32
Darker −40%#070209
More saturated +25%#8A0EC9
Less saturated −25%#784493

Channel breakdown

R129
G41
B174
Red129 (50.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue279.7°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 29 · B AE

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