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Colour

#8149B5

  • #8149B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8149B5 is a violet with RGB values 129, 73, 181 and HSL 271°, 43%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8149B5#8149B5
HEX#8149B5
RGBrgb(129, 73, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.2863, 0.7098
RGB percentages50.6%, 28.6%, 71%
HSLhsl(271.1, 42.5%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 59.7%, 71%)
CMYK28.7%, 59.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,473,013
CSS custom property--colour: #8149B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#7EB64A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1862B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3364B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#785E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DB549
Analogous#4B49B5, #B549B3
Triadic#B58149, #49B581
Split complementary#B3B549, #49B54B
Tetradic#B54B49, #7DB549, #49B3B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DAF0
Lighter +30%#CCB6E1
Lighter +20%#B391D3
Lighter +10%#9A6DC4
Darker −10%#673A91
Darker −20%#4D2C6C
Darker −30%#331D48
Darker −40%#190E24
More saturated +25%#8229D5
Less saturated −25%#806995

Channel breakdown

R129
G73
B181
Red129 (50.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue271.11°
Saturation (HSL)42.52%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 49 · B B5

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