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Recognised as Colour

#8243D5

  • #8243D5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8243D5 is a violet with RGB values 130, 67, 213 and HSL 266°, 63%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8243D5#8243D5
HEX#8243D5
RGBrgb(130, 67, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.2627, 0.8353
RGB percentages51%, 26.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(265.9, 63.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 68.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK39%, 68.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,537,045
CSS custom property--colour: #8243D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#7DBC2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6E6687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96D543
Analogous#434DD5, #CB43D5
Triadic#D58243, #43D582
Split complementary#D5CB43, #4DD543
Tetradic#D5434D, #96D543, #43D5CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EAFA
Lighter +30%#D5C0F1
Lighter +20%#B996E8
Lighter +10%#9E6DDE
Darker −10%#692ABB
Darker −20%#512191
Darker −30%#3A1768
Darker −40%#230E3E
More saturated +25%#7E26F2
Less saturated −25%#8660B8

Channel breakdown

R130
G67
B213
Red130 (51%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue265.89°
Saturation (HSL)63.48%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 43 · B D5

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