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Colour

#8226BE

  • #8226BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8226BE is a violet with RGB values 130, 38, 190 and HSL 276°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8226BE#8226BE
HEX#8226BE
RGBrgb(130, 38, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.149, 0.7451
RGB percentages51%, 14.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(276.3, 66.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 80%, 74.5%)
CMYK31.6%, 80%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,529,598
CSS custom property--colour: #8226BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#7DD941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#784E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.6Blue violet · ΔE 15.9Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Indigo · ΔE 21.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62BE26
Analogous#3626BE, #BE26AE
Triadic#BE8226, #26BE82
Split complementary#AEBE26, #26BE36
Tetradic#BE3626, #62BE26, #26AEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDBEF2
Lighter +30%#C894EA
Lighter +20%#B269E1
Lighter +10%#9C3FD8
Darker −10%#651E94
Darker −20%#481569
Darker −30%#2B0D3F
Darker −40%#0E0414
More saturated +25%#880ADB
Less saturated −25%#7C43A2

Channel breakdown

R130
G38
B190
Red130 (51%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue276.32°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 26 · B BE

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