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Recognised as Colour

#832ECD

  • #832ECD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#832ECD is a violet with RGB values 131, 46, 205 and HSL 272°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#832ECD#832ECD
HEX#832ECD
RGBrgb(131, 46, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.1804, 0.8039
RGB percentages51.4%, 18%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(272.1, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK36.1%, 77.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,597,197
CSS custom property--colour: #832ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#7CD132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#74587Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.6Blue violet · ΔE 11Dark violet · ΔE 13.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2Indigo · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78CD2E
Analogous#342ECD, #CD2EC7
Triadic#CD832E, #2ECD83
Split complementary#C8CD2E, #2ECD33
Tetradic#CD332E, #78CD2E, #2EC7CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D2F5
Lighter +30%#CCA8EC
Lighter +20%#B47FE2
Lighter +10%#9C55D9
Darker −10%#6825A3
Darker −20%#4E1B7A
Darker −30%#331250
Darker −40%#190926
More saturated +25%#850FEC
Less saturated −25%#814DAE

Channel breakdown

R131
G46
B205
Red131 (51.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue272.08°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 2E · B CD

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