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Recognised as Colour

#8409D0

  • #8409D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8409D0 is a violet with RGB values 132, 9, 208 and HSL 277°, 92%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8409D0#8409D0
HEX#8409D0
RGBrgb(132, 9, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.0353, 0.8157
RGB percentages51.8%, 3.5%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(277.1, 91.7%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 95.7%, 81.6%)
CMYK36.5%, 95.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,653,264
CSS custom property--colour: #8409D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#7BF62F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#754F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.7Blue violet · ΔE 6.2Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Medium blue · ΔE 23.2Dark blue · ΔE 32Medium orchid · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.74, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55D009
Analogous#2109D0, #D009B8
Triadic#D08409, #09D084
Split complementary#B8D009, #09D021
Tetradic#D02109, #55D009, #09B8D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCAAFB
Lighter +30%#C879F9
Lighter +20%#B448F7
Lighter +10%#A017F5
Darker −10%#65079F
Darker −20%#46056E
Darker −30%#27033D
Darker −40%#08010C
More saturated +25%#8600D9
Less saturated −25%#7E24B5

Channel breakdown

R132
G9
B208
Red132 (51.8%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue277.09°
Saturation (HSL)91.71%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 09 · B D0

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