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Recognised as Colour

#8417B0

  • #8417B0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8417B0 is a violet with RGB values 132, 23, 176 and HSL 283°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8417B0#8417B0
HEX#8417B0
RGBrgb(132, 23, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.0902, 0.6902
RGB percentages51.8%, 9%, 69%
HSLhsl(282.7, 76.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 86.9%, 69%)
CMYK25%, 86.9%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,656,816
CSS custom property--colour: #8417B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#7BE84F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7F4268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.7Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Indigo · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43B017
Analogous#3817B0, #B01790
Triadic#B08417, #17B084
Split complementary#90B017, #17B038
Tetradic#B03817, #43B017, #1790B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBA0F3
Lighter +30%#CA73ED
Lighter +20%#B946E7
Lighter +10%#A61DDD
Darker −10%#621183
Darker −20%#400B56
Darker −30%#1F0529
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E00C7
Less saturated −25%#793097

Channel breakdown

R132
G23
B176
Red132 (51.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue282.75°
Saturation (HSL)76.88%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 17 · B B0

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