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Recognised as Colour

#8145C8

  • #8145C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8145C8 is a violet with RGB values 129, 69, 200 and HSL 267°, 54%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8145C8#8145C8
HEX#8145C8
RGBrgb(129, 69, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.2706, 0.7843
RGB percentages50.6%, 27.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(267.5, 54.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 65.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK35.5%, 65.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,472,008
CSS custom property--colour: #8145C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#7EBA37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0165C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#726281no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CC845
Analogous#454AC8, #C345C8
Triadic#C88145, #45C881
Split complementary#C8C345, #4AC845
Tetradic#C8454A, #8CC845, #45C8C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE2F7
Lighter +30%#D1BBEB
Lighter +20%#B694DF
Lighter +10%#9C6CD4
Darker −10%#6832A8
Darker −20%#502681
Darker −30%#371A5A
Darker −40%#1F0F32
More saturated +25%#7E27E6
Less saturated −25%#8463AA

Channel breakdown

R129
G69
B200
Red129 (50.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue267.48°
Saturation (HSL)54.36%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 45 · B C8

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