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Colour

#8159DF

  • #8159DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8159DF is a violet with RGB values 129, 89, 223 and HSL 258°, 68%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8159DF#8159DF
HEX#8159DF
RGBrgb(129, 89, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.349, 0.8745
RGB percentages50.6%, 34.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(257.9, 67.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 60.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK42.2%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,477,151
CSS custom property--colour: #8159DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#7EA620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#677794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.1Slate blue · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7DF59
Analogous#5974DF, #C459DF
Triadic#DF8159, #59DF81
Split complementary#DFC459, #74DF59
Tetradic#DF5974, #B7DF59, #59DFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2D9F8
Lighter +20%#C2AFEF
Lighter +10%#A184E7
Darker −10%#612ED7
Darker −20%#4C22B0
Darker −30%#3A1A85
Darker −40%#27115B
More saturated +25%#7740F8
Less saturated −25%#8B72C6

Channel breakdown

R129
G89
B223
Red129 (50.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue257.91°
Saturation (HSL)67.68%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 59 · B DF

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