Recognised as Colour

#81439E

#81439E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#81439E is a violet with RGB values 129, 67, 158 and HSL 281°, 40%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#81439E

RGBrgb(129, 67, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.2627, 0.6196

RGB percentages50.6%, 26.3%, 62%

HSLhsl(280.9, 40.4%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 57.6%, 62%)

CMYK18.4%, 57.6%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,471,454

CSS custom property--colour: #81439E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#7EBC61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#295AA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#405F9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7E536Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 19.6 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#609E43

Analogous#53439E, #9E438E

Triadic#9E8143, #439E81

Split complementary#8E9E43, #439E53

Tetradic#9E5343, #609E43, #438E9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCC6E7

Lighter +30%#C7A2D8

Lighter +20%#B17EC9

Lighter +10%#9B5BB9

Darker −10%#64347A

Darker −20%#472556

Darker −30%#291533

Darker −40%#0C060F

More saturated +25%#8B27BA

Less saturated −25%#775F82

Channel breakdown

R129

G67

B158

Red129 (50.6%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue280.88°

Saturation (HSL)40.44%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 81 · G 43 · B 9E

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