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Recognised as Colour

#8221A6

  • #8221A6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8221A6 is a violet with RGB values 130, 33, 166 and HSL 284°, 67%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8221A6#8221A6
HEX#8221A6
RGBrgb(130, 33, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.1294, 0.651
RGB percentages51%, 12.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(283.8, 66.8%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 80.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 80.1%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,528,294
CSS custom property--colour: #8221A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#7DDE59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1655A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7F4164no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.1Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6Purple · ΔE 15.6Indigo · ΔE 16.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45A621
Analogous#3F21A6, #A62188
Triadic#A68221, #21A682
Split complementary#88A621, #21A63F
Tetradic#A63F21, #45A621, #2188A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAA6ED
Lighter +30%#C87BE5
Lighter +20%#B751DC
Lighter +10%#A329D1
Darker −10%#61197B
Darker −20%#3F1051
Darker −30%#1E0826
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D08BF
Less saturated −25%#773A8D

Channel breakdown

R130
G33
B166
Red130 (51%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue283.76°
Saturation (HSL)66.83%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 21 · B A6

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