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Recognised as Colour

#8151DF

  • #8151DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8151DF is a violet with RGB values 129, 81, 223 and HSL 260°, 69%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8151DF#8151DF
HEX#8151DF
RGBrgb(129, 81, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.3176, 0.8745
RGB percentages50.6%, 31.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(260.3, 68.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 63.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK42.2%, 63.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,475,103
CSS custom property--colour: #8151DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#7EAE20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#687291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFDF51
Analogous#5168DF, #C851DF
Triadic#DF8151, #51DF81
Split complementary#DFC851, #68DF51
Tetradic#DF5168, #AFDF51, #51DFC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#DFD2F7
Lighter +20%#BFA7EF
Lighter +10%#A07CE7
Darker −10%#6227D6
Darker −20%#4E1FAB
Darker −30%#3B1780
Darker −40%#271054
More saturated +25%#7937F9
Less saturated −25%#896BC5

Channel breakdown

R129
G81
B223
Red129 (50.6%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue260.28°
Saturation (HSL)68.93%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 51 · B DF

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