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Recognised as Colour

#8147CB

  • #8147CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8147CB is a violet with RGB values 129, 71, 203 and HSL 266°, 56%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8147CB#8147CB
HEX#8147CB
RGBrgb(129, 71, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.2784, 0.7961
RGB percentages50.6%, 27.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(266.4, 55.9%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 65%, 79.6%)
CMYK36.5%, 65%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,472,523
CSS custom property--colour: #8147CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#7EB834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#716583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91CB47
Analogous#474FCB, #C347CB
Triadic#CB8147, #47CB81
Split complementary#CBC347, #4FCB47
Tetradic#CB474F, #91CB47, #47CBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE6F8
Lighter +30%#D3BEED
Lighter +20%#B797E1
Lighter +10%#9C6FD6
Darker −10%#6831AE
Darker −20%#502686
Darker −30%#381B5E
Darker −40%#210F37
More saturated +25%#7D29E9
Less saturated −25%#8565AE

Channel breakdown

R129
G71
B203
Red129 (50.6%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue266.36°
Saturation (HSL)55.93%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 47 · B CB

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