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Colour

#8140BE

  • #8140BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8140BE is a violet with RGB values 129, 64, 190 and HSL 271°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8140BE#8140BE
HEX#8140BE
RGBrgb(129, 64, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.251, 0.7451
RGB percentages50.6%, 25.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(271, 49.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271, 66.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK32.1%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,470,718
CSS custom property--colour: #8140BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#7EBF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1561BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#765C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DBE40
Analogous#4240BE, #BE40BC
Triadic#BE8140, #40BE81
Split complementary#BCBE40, #40BE42
Tetradic#BE4240, #7DBE40, #40BCBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D8F2
Lighter +30%#CCB2E5
Lighter +20%#B38CD8
Lighter +10%#9A66CB
Darker −10%#673398
Darker −20%#4D2672
Darker −30%#33194C
Darker −40%#190D25
More saturated +25%#8220DE
Less saturated −25%#80609E

Channel breakdown

R129
G64
B190
Red129 (50.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue270.95°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 40 · B BE

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