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Recognised as Colour

#814EDE

  • #814EDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#814EDE is a violet with RGB values 129, 78, 222 and HSL 261°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#814EDE#814EDE
HEX#814EDE
RGBrgb(129, 78, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.3059, 0.8706
RGB percentages50.6%, 30.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(261.3, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK41.9%, 64.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,474,334
CSS custom property--colour: #814EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#7EB121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#68708Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABDE4E
Analogous#4E63DE, #C94EDE
Triadic#DE814E, #4EDE81
Split complementary#DEC94E, #63DE4E
Tetradic#DE4E63, #ABDE4E, #4EDEC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFE
Lighter +30%#DDCFF6
Lighter +20%#BEA4EE
Lighter +10%#A079E6
Darker −10%#6427D2
Darker −20%#4F1FA7
Darker −30%#3B177C
Darker −40%#260F51
More saturated +25%#7934F8
Less saturated −25%#8968C4

Channel breakdown

R129
G78
B222
Red129 (50.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue261.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 4E · B DE

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