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Recognised as Colour

#8137D4

  • #8137D4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8137D4 is a violet with RGB values 129, 55, 212 and HSL 268°, 65%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8137D4#8137D4
HEX#8137D4
RGBrgb(129, 55, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.2157, 0.8314
RGB percentages50.6%, 21.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(268.3, 64.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 74.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK39.2%, 74.1%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,468,436
CSS custom property--colour: #8137D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#7EC82B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Blue violet · ΔE 11.4Dark violet · ΔE 15.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AD437
Analogous#373CD4, #CF37D4
Triadic#D48137, #37D481
Split complementary#D4D037, #3BD437
Tetradic#D4373C, #8AD437, #37D4CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDFF8
Lighter +30%#D0B5EF
Lighter +20%#B68BE6
Lighter +10%#9B61DD
Darker −10%#6826B2
Darker −20%#4F1D88
Darker −30%#37145E
Darker −40%#1E0B34
More saturated +25%#7F19F2
Less saturated −25%#8355B6

Channel breakdown

R129
G55
B212
Red129 (50.6%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue268.28°
Saturation (HSL)64.61%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 37 · B D4

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