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Recognised as Colour

#8348EC

  • #8348EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8348EC is a violet with RGB values 131, 72, 236 and HSL 262°, 81%, 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

#8348EC#8348EC
HEX#8348EC
RGBrgb(131, 72, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2824, 0.9255
RGB percentages51.4%, 28.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(261.6, 81.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 69.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK44.5%, 69.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,603,884
CSS custom property--colour: #8348EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#7CB713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#657195no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.4Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1EC48
Analogous#485FEC, #D548EC
Triadic#EC8348, #48EC83
Split complementary#ECD548, #5FEC48
Tetradic#EC485F, #B1EC48, #48ECD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1D3FA
Lighter +20%#C2A4F6
Lighter +10%#A276F1
Darker −10%#641AE7
Darker −20%#5013BB
Darker −30%#3C0F8C
Darker −40%#280A5E
More saturated +25%#7E35FF
Less saturated −25%#8A61D3

Channel breakdown

R131
G72
B236
Red131 (51.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue261.59°
Saturation (HSL)81.19%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 48 · B EC

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