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Recognised as Colour

#816EEA

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

#816EEA is a blue with RGB values 129, 110, 234 and HSL 249°, 75%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#816EEA#816EEA
HEX#816EEA
RGBrgb(129, 110, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.4314, 0.9176
RGB percentages50.6%, 43.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(249.2, 74.7%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 53%, 91.8%)
CMYK44.9%, 53%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,482,538
CSS custom property--colour: #816EEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#7E9115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3084EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E7DE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#6089A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.1Slate blue · ΔE 9Medium purple · ΔE 10.6Royal blue · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EA6E
Analogous#6E99EA, #BF6EEA
Triadic#EA816E, #6EEA81
Split complementary#EABF6E, #99EA6E
Tetradic#EA6E99, #D7EA6E, #6EEABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F4FD
Lighter +20%#CEC7F7
Lighter +10%#A89BF0
Darker −10%#5A41E4
Darker −20%#3A1FD3
Darker −30%#2E18A7
Darker −40%#22127A
More saturated +25%#7359FF
Less saturated −25%#8F83D5

Channel breakdown

R129
G110
B234
Red129 (50.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue249.19°
Saturation (HSL)74.7%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 6E · B EA

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