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Recognised as Colour

#8312D4

  • #8312D4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8312D4 is a violet with RGB values 131, 18, 212 and HSL 275°, 84%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8312D4#8312D4
HEX#8312D4
RGBrgb(131, 18, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.0706, 0.8314
RGB percentages51.4%, 7.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(274.9, 84.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 91.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK38.2%, 91.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,590,036
CSS custom property--colour: #8312D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#7CED2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#72527Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 5Dark violet · ΔE 5.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium blue · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 32.2Medium orchid · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 5.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63D412
Analogous#2212D4, #D412C4
Triadic#D48312, #12D483
Split complementary#C4D412, #12D422
Tetradic#D42212, #63D412, #12C4D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB9F9
Lighter +30%#C88AF5
Lighter +20%#B25BF1
Lighter +10%#9C2CED
Darker −10%#660EA5
Darker −20%#490A76
Darker −30%#2C0647
Darker −40%#0F0218
More saturated +25%#8600E6
Less saturated −25%#7E2FB7

Channel breakdown

R131
G18
B212
Red131 (51.4%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue274.95°
Saturation (HSL)84.35%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 12 · B D4

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