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Recognised as Colour

#8374AC

  • #8374AC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8374AC is a violet with RGB values 131, 116, 172 and HSL 256°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8374AC#8374AC
HEX#8374AC
RGBrgb(131, 116, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4549, 0.6745
RGB percentages51.4%, 45.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(256.1, 25.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 32.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK23.8%, 32.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,615,084
CSS custom property--colour: #8374AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#7C8B53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#687CAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7B7D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Plum · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DAC74
Analogous#7481AC, #9F74AC
Triadic#AC8374, #74AC83
Split complementary#AC9F74, #81AC74
Tetradic#AC7481, #9DAC74, #74AC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F4F8
Lighter +30%#D8D4E5
Lighter +20%#BCB4D2
Lighter +10%#9F94BF
Darker −10%#695994
Darker −20%#524674
Darker −30%#3C3255
Darker −40%#251F35
More saturated +25%#7658C8
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R131
G116
B172
Red131 (51.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue256.07°
Saturation (HSL)25.23%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 74 · B AC

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