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Recognised as Colour

#8251DA

  • #8251DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8251DA is a violet with RGB values 130, 81, 218 and HSL 261°, 65%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8251DA#8251DA
HEX#8251DA
RGBrgb(130, 81, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.3176, 0.8549
RGB percentages51%, 31.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(261.5, 64.9%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 62.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK40.4%, 62.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,540,634
CSS custom property--colour: #8251DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#7DAE25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#6C708Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.6Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9DA51
Analogous#5165DA, #C651DA
Triadic#DA8251, #51DA82
Split complementary#DAC651, #65DA51
Tetradic#DA5165, #A9DA51, #51DAC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FE
Lighter +30%#DDCFF5
Lighter +20%#BEA5EC
Lighter +10%#A07BE3
Darker −10%#652BCD
Darker −20%#5023A2
Darker −30%#3C1A78
Darker −40%#27114E
More saturated +25%#7A37F4
Less saturated −25%#8A6BC0

Channel breakdown

R130
G81
B218
Red130 (51%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue261.46°
Saturation (HSL)64.93%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 51 · B DA

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