Colour

#8366A9

#8366A9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8366A9 is a violet with RGB values 131, 102, 169 and HSL 266°, 28%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8366A9

RGBrgb(131, 102, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4, 0.6627

RGB percentages51.4%, 40%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(266, 28%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266, 39.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK22.5%, 39.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,611,497

CSS custom property--colour: #8366A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17193WCAG 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 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#7C9956

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5672ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C73A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7D717Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4 Plum · ΔE 27.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28 Slate blue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CA966

Analogous#666BA9, #A466A9

Triadic#A98366, #66A983

Split complementary#A9A466, #6BA966

Tetradic#A9666B, #8CA966, #66A9A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE9F2

Lighter +30%#D2C8E0

Lighter +20%#B8A7CE

Lighter +10%#9D87BB

Darker −10%#6A4F8D

Darker −20%#513D6C

Darker −30%#392A4C

Darker −40%#20182B

More saturated +25%#7F48C7

Less saturated −25%#87848B

Channel breakdown

R131

G102

B169

Red131 (51.4%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue265.97°

Saturation (HSL)28.03%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 66 · B A9

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