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Colour

#8218AD

  • #8218AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8218AD is a violet with RGB values 130, 24, 173 and HSL 283°, 76%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8218AD#8218AD
HEX#8218AD
RGBrgb(130, 24, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.0941, 0.6784
RGB percentages51%, 9.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(282.7, 75.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 86.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK24.9%, 86.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,525,997
CSS custom property--colour: #8218AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#7DE752

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7D4167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Dark magenta · ΔE 17.3Indigo · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43AD18
Analogous#3718AD, #AD188E
Triadic#AD8218, #18AD82
Split complementary#8DAD18, #18AD38
Tetradic#AD3818, #43AD18, #188EAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DA9FF2
Lighter +30%#C972EC
Lighter +20%#B746E5
Lighter +10%#A41EDA
Darker −10%#601280
Darker −20%#3F0C53
Darker −30%#1D0527
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C00C5
Less saturated −25%#783194

Channel breakdown

R130
G24
B173
Red130 (51%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue282.68°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 18 · B AD

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