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Recognised as Colour

#8328CB

  • #8328CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8328CB is a violet with RGB values 131, 40, 203 and HSL 273°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8328CB#8328CB
HEX#8328CB
RGBrgb(131, 40, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.1569, 0.7961
RGB percentages51.4%, 15.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(273.5, 67.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 80.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK35.5%, 80.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,595,659
CSS custom property--colour: #8328CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#7CD734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#75557Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8Blue violet · ΔE 10Dark violet · ΔE 12.1Medium orchid · ΔE 25Indigo · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70CB28
Analogous#3228CB, #CB28C1
Triadic#CB8328, #28CB83
Split complementary#C2CB28, #28CB31
Tetradic#CB3128, #70CB28, #28C1CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2CAF5
Lighter +30%#CAA0EC
Lighter +20%#B375E4
Lighter +10%#9B4BDB
Darker −10%#6820A0
Darker −20%#4C1776
Darker −30%#310F4B
Darker −40%#150621
More saturated +25%#870AE9
Less saturated −25%#7F46AD

Channel breakdown

R131
G40
B203
Red131 (51.4%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue273.5°
Saturation (HSL)67.08%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 28 · B CB

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