Colour

#831CE8

#831CE8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#831CE8 is a violet with RGB values 131, 28, 232 and HSL 270°, 82%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#831CE8

RGBrgb(131, 28, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.1098, 0.9098

RGB percentages51.4%, 11%, 91%

HSLhsl(270.3, 81.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 87.9%, 91%)

CMYK43.5%, 87.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,592,616

CSS custom property--colour: #831CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#7CE317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#685E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.1 Dark violet · ΔE 11 Medium blue · ΔE 19.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3 Blue · ΔE 28.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#81E81C

Analogous#1D1CE8, #E81CE7

Triadic#E8831C, #1CE883

Split complementary#E7E81C, #1CE81D

Tetradic#E81D1C, #81E81C, #1CE7E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8D5FB

Lighter +30%#CFA7F6

Lighter +20%#B679F1

Lighter +10%#9C4AED

Darker −10%#6913BE

Darker −20%#500F8F

Darker −30%#360A61

Darker −40%#1C0533

More saturated +25%#8305FF

Less saturated −25%#833BC9

Channel breakdown

R131

G28

B232

Red131 (51.4%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue270.29°

Saturation (HSL)81.6%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 1C · B E8

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