Colour

#8262A2

#8262A2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8262A2 is a violet with RGB values 130, 98, 162 and HSL 270°, 26%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8262A2

RGBrgb(130, 98, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.3843, 0.6353

RGB percentages51%, 38.4%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(270, 25.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 39.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK19.8%, 39.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,544,930

CSS custom property--colour: #8262A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#7D9D5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#546FA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B70A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7D6C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4 Medium purple · ΔE 24.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1 Plum · ΔE 28.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#82A262

Analogous#6262A2, #A262A2

Triadic#A28262, #62A282

Split complementary#A2A262, #62A262

Tetradic#A26262, #82A262, #62A2A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8E2EE

Lighter +30%#CEC2DB

Lighter +20%#B5A2C8

Lighter +10%#9B82B5

Darker −10%#694E83

Darker −20%#4F3B63

Darker −30%#352843

Darker −40%#1C1523

More saturated +25%#8243C1

Less saturated −25%#828183

Channel breakdown

R130

G98

B162

Red130 (51%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)25.6%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 62 · B A2

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Colour values

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