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Recognised as Colour

#8300FF

  • #8300FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#8300FF is a violet with RGB values 131, 0, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#8300FF#8300FF
HEX#8300FF
RGBrgb(131, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0, 1
RGB percentages51.4%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.8, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 100%, 100%)
CMYK48.6%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,585,471
CSS custom property--colour: #8300FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#7CFF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5C6596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Medium blue · ΔE 23Dark violet · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 37.4Fuchsia · ΔE 39.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CFF00
Analogous#0300FF, #FF00FC
Triadic#FF8300, #00FF83
Split complementary#FCFF00, #00FF03
Tetradic#FF0300, #7CFF00, #00FCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6CCFF
Lighter +30%#CD99FF
Lighter +20%#B566FF
Lighter +10%#9C33FF
Darker −10%#6900CC
Darker −20%#4F0099
Darker −30%#340066
Darker −40%#1A0033
More saturated +25%#8300FF
Less saturated −25%#8220DF

Channel breakdown

R131
G0
B255
Red131 (51.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 00 · B FF

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