Recognised as Colour

#8337D4

#8337D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8337D4 is a violet with RGB values 131, 55, 212 and HSL 269°, 65%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8337D4

RGBrgb(131, 55, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2157, 0.8314

RGB percentages51.4%, 21.6%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(269, 64.6%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269, 74.1%, 83.1%)

CMYK38.2%, 74.1%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,599,508

CSS custom property--colour: #8337D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#7CC82B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#715F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.7 Blue violet · ΔE 11.4 Dark violet · ΔE 15.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88D437

Analogous#373AD4, #D237D4

Triadic#D48337, #37D483

Split complementary#D4D237, #3AD437

Tetradic#D4373A, #88D437, #37D4D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBDFF8

Lighter +30%#D1B5EF

Lighter +20%#B78BE6

Lighter +10%#9D61DD

Darker −10%#6A26B2

Darker −20%#511D88

Darker −30%#38145E

Darker −40%#1F0B34

More saturated +25%#8219F2

Less saturated −25%#8455B6

Channel breakdown

R131

G55

B212

Red131 (51.4%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue269.04°

Saturation (HSL)64.61%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 37 · B D4

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