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Recognised as Colour

#8317BA

  • #8317BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8317BA is a violet with RGB values 131, 23, 186 and HSL 280°, 78%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8317BA#8317BA
HEX#8317BA
RGBrgb(131, 23, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.0902, 0.7294
RGB percentages51.4%, 9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(279.8, 78%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 87.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK29.6%, 87.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,591,290
CSS custom property--colour: #8317BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#7CE845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7B476Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.7Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Blue violet · ΔE 14.9Indigo · ΔE 22.7Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EBA17
Analogous#3117BA, #BA17A0
Triadic#BA8317, #17BA83
Split complementary#A0BA17, #17BA31
Tetradic#BA3117, #4EBA17, #17A0BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBA9F4
Lighter +30%#C87BEF
Lighter +20%#B54EE9
Lighter +10%#A221E3
Darker −10%#63118D
Darker −20%#430C5F
Darker −30%#230632
Darker −40%#030104
More saturated +25%#8A00D1
Less saturated −25%#7B31A0

Channel breakdown

R131
G23
B186
Red131 (51.4%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue279.75°
Saturation (HSL)77.99%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 17 · B BA

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