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Recognised as Colour

#815AE8

  • #815AE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#815AE8 is a violet with RGB values 129, 90, 232 and HSL 256°, 76%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#815AE8#815AE8
HEX#815AE8
RGBrgb(129, 90, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.3529, 0.9098
RGB percentages50.6%, 35.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(256.5, 75.5%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 61.2%, 91%)
CMYK44.4%, 61.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,477,416
CSS custom property--colour: #815AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#7EA517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#637B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1E85A
Analogous#5A7AE8, #C85AE8
Triadic#E8815A, #5AE881
Split complementary#E8C85A, #7AE85A
Tetradic#E85A7A, #C1E85A, #5AE8C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E0FB
Lighter +20%#C5B4F4
Lighter +10%#A387EE
Darker −10%#5F2DE2
Darker −20%#491BC1
Darker −30%#381594
Darker −40%#270E68
More saturated +25%#7743FF
Less saturated −25%#8C72D1

Channel breakdown

R129
G90
B232
Red129 (50.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue256.48°
Saturation (HSL)75.53%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 5A · B E8

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