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Recognised as Colour

#8242A3

  • #8242A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8242A3 is a violet with RGB values 130, 66, 163 and HSL 280°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8242A3#8242A3
HEX#8242A3
RGBrgb(130, 66, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.2588, 0.6392
RGB percentages51%, 25.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(279.6, 42.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 59.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK20.2%, 59.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,536,739
CSS custom property--colour: #8242A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#7DBD5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#225BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C60A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7F536Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.2Purple · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63A342
Analogous#5242A3, #A34293
Triadic#A38242, #42A382
Split complementary#93A342, #42A352
Tetradic#A35242, #63A342, #4293A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC8E9
Lighter +30%#C8A4DA
Lighter +20%#B280CB
Lighter +10%#9C5BBD
Darker −10%#65337F
Darker −20%#48255A
Darker −30%#2B1636
Darker −40%#0E0712
More saturated +25%#8B25C0
Less saturated −25%#795F86

Channel breakdown

R130
G66
B163
Red130 (51%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue279.59°
Saturation (HSL)42.36%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 42 · B A3

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