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Recognised as Colour

#8407A8

  • #8407A8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8407A8 is a violet with RGB values 132, 7, 168 and HSL 287°, 92%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8407A8#8407A8
HEX#8407A8
RGBrgb(132, 7, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.0275, 0.6588
RGB percentages51.8%, 2.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(286.6, 92%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 95.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK21.4%, 95.8%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,652,712
CSS custom property--colour: #8407A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#7BF857

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#813A62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Dark magenta · ΔE 16.2Indigo · ΔE 19.1Purple · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BA807
Analogous#3407A8, #A8077C
Triadic#A88407, #07A884
Split complementary#7BA807, #07A834
Tetradic#A83407, #2BA807, #077BA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF81FA
Lighter +30%#D250F8
Lighter +20%#C61FF6
Lighter +10%#AA09D9
Darker −10%#5E0577
Darker −20%#370346
Darker −30%#110115
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8800AF
Less saturated −25%#781D92

Channel breakdown

R132
G7
B168
Red132 (51.8%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue286.58°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 07 · B A8

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