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Recognised as Colour

#816AF2

  • #816AF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#816AF2 is a blue with RGB values 129, 106, 242 and HSL 250°, 84%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#816AF2#816AF2
HEX#816AF2
RGBrgb(129, 106, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.4157, 0.949
RGB percentages50.6%, 41.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(250.1, 84%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 56.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK46.7%, 56.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,481,522
CSS custom property--colour: #816AF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#7E950D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B83F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#077CEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#5C88A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 1.7Slate blue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 1.75, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBF26A
Analogous#6A97F2, #C56AF2
Triadic#F2816A, #6AF281
Split complementary#F2C56A, #97F26A
Tetradic#F26A97, #DBF26A, #6AF2C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F7FE
Lighter +20%#D0C8FA
Lighter +10%#A999F6
Darker −10%#593BEE
Darker −20%#3714E2
Darker −30%#2B10B3
Darker −40%#200C84
More saturated +25%#785DFF
Less saturated −25%#8E7EDE

Channel breakdown

R129
G106
B242
Red129 (50.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue250.15°
Saturation (HSL)83.95%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 6A · B F2

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