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Recognised as Colour

#8318BD

  • #8318BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8318BD is a violet with RGB values 131, 24, 189 and HSL 279°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8318BD#8318BD
HEX#8318BD
RGBrgb(131, 24, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.0941, 0.7412
RGB percentages51.4%, 9.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(278.9, 77.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 87.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK30.7%, 87.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,591,549
CSS custom property--colour: #8318BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#7CE742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A4970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.8Dark violet · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 13.6Indigo · ΔE 23.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52BD18
Analogous#3018BD, #BD18A5
Triadic#BD8318, #18BD83
Split complementary#A5BD18, #18BD30
Tetradic#BD3018, #52BD18, #18A5BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBACF5
Lighter +30%#C87FEF
Lighter +20%#B452E9
Lighter +10%#A025E3
Darker −10%#641290
Darker −20%#440D62
Darker −30%#250735
Darker −40%#060108
More saturated +25%#8A00D5
Less saturated −25%#7B33A2

Channel breakdown

R131
G24
B189
Red131 (51.4%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue278.91°
Saturation (HSL)77.46%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 18 · B BD

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