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Recognised as Colour

#830EA9

  • #830EA9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#830EA9 is a violet with RGB values 131, 14, 169 and HSL 285°, 85%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#830EA9#830EA9
HEX#830EA9
RGBrgb(131, 14, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.0549, 0.6627
RGB percentages51.4%, 5.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(285.3, 84.7%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 91.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK22.5%, 91.7%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,588,969
CSS custom property--colour: #830EA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#7CF156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7F3C63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3Indigo · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34A90E
Analogous#350EA9, #A90E82
Triadic#A9830E, #0EA983
Split complementary#81A90E, #0EA936
Tetradic#A9360E, #34A90E, #0E82A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DC8DF6
Lighter +30%#CE5EF2
Lighter +20%#BF2FEE
Lighter +10%#A812D8
Darker −10%#5E0A7A
Darker −20%#3A064B
Darker −30%#15021C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A00B7
Less saturated −25%#772592

Channel breakdown

R131
G14
B169
Red131 (51.4%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue285.29°
Saturation (HSL)84.7%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 0E · B A9

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