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Recognised as Colour

#8243AF

  • #8243AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8243AF is a violet with RGB values 130, 67, 175 and HSL 275°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8243AF#8243AF
HEX#8243AF
RGBrgb(130, 67, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.2627, 0.6863
RGB percentages51%, 26.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(275, 44.6%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 61.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK25.7%, 61.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,537,007
CSS custom property--colour: #8243AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#7DBC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#105EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#3361ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B5873no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Purple · ΔE 19.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70AF43
Analogous#4C43AF, #AF43A6
Triadic#AF8243, #43AF82
Split complementary#A6AF43, #43AF4C
Tetradic#AF4C43, #70AF43, #43A6AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D1ED
Lighter +30%#CAACDF
Lighter +20%#B287D1
Lighter +10%#9B62C3
Darker −10%#67358A
Darker −20%#4B2765
Darker −30%#301940
Darker −40%#140B1B
More saturated +25%#8725CD
Less saturated −25%#7D6191

Channel breakdown

R130
G67
B175
Red130 (51%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue275°
Saturation (HSL)44.63%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 43 · B AF

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