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Recognised as Colour

#8167BB

  • #8167BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8167BB is a violet with RGB values 129, 103, 187 and HSL 259°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8167BB#8167BB
HEX#8167BB
RGBrgb(129, 103, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.4039, 0.7333
RGB percentages50.6%, 40.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(258.6, 38.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 44.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK31%, 44.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,480,699
CSS custom property--colour: #8167BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#7E9844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D76BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5274B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#757688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1BB67
Analogous#6777BB, #AB67BB
Triadic#BB8167, #67BB81
Split complementary#BBAB67, #77BB67
Tetradic#BB6777, #A1BB67, #67BBAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F4FA
Lighter +30%#D9D1EA
Lighter +20%#BBADDB
Lighter +10%#9E8ACB
Darker −10%#664AA5
Darker −20%#503A82
Darker −30%#3B2A5F
Darker −40%#251B3B
More saturated +25%#774CD6
Less saturated −25%#8B839F

Channel breakdown

R129
G103
B187
Red129 (50.6%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue258.57°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 67 · B BB

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