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Recognised as Colour

#8347ED

  • #8347ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8347ED is a violet with RGB values 131, 71, 237 and HSL 262°, 82%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8347ED#8347ED
HEX#8347ED
RGBrgb(131, 71, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2784, 0.9294
RGB percentages51.4%, 27.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(261.7, 82.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 70%, 92.9%)
CMYK44.7%, 70%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,603,629
CSS custom property--colour: #8347ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#7CB812

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#647195no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.7Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 28Medium blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1ED47
Analogous#475EED, #D647ED
Triadic#ED8347, #47ED83
Split complementary#EDD647, #5EED47
Tetradic#ED475E, #B1ED47, #47EDD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1D2FB
Lighter +20%#C2A4F6
Lighter +10%#A275F2
Darker −10%#6419E8
Darker −20%#5012BC
Darker −30%#3C0E8D
Darker −40%#28095F
More saturated +25%#7E35FF
Less saturated −25%#8A60D4

Channel breakdown

R131
G71
B237
Red131 (51.4%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue261.69°
Saturation (HSL)82.18%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 47 · B ED

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