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Recognised as Colour

#812AB6

  • #812AB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#812AB6 is a violet with RGB values 129, 42, 182 and HSL 277°, 63%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#812AB6#812AB6
HEX#812AB6
RGBrgb(129, 42, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.1647, 0.7137
RGB percentages50.6%, 16.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(277.3, 62.5%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 76.9%, 71.4%)
CMYK29.1%, 76.9%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,465,078
CSS custom property--colour: #812AB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#7ED549

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#794D6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9Indigo · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FB62A
Analogous#3B2AB6, #B62AA5
Triadic#B6812A, #2AB681
Split complementary#A5B62A, #2AB63B
Tetradic#B63B2A, #5FB62A, #2AA5B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCBCF0
Lighter +30%#C793E6
Lighter +20%#B169DD
Lighter +10%#9B40D3
Darker −10%#64208D
Darker −20%#461763
Darker −30%#290D3A
Darker −40%#0C0410
More saturated +25%#880ED2
Less saturated −25%#7A469A

Channel breakdown

R129
G42
B182
Red129 (50.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue277.29°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 2A · B B6

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