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Recognised as Colour

#8420BE

  • #8420BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8420BE is a violet with RGB values 132, 32, 190 and HSL 278°, 71%, 44%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#8420BE#8420BE
HEX#8420BE
RGBrgb(132, 32, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.1255, 0.7451
RGB percentages51.8%, 12.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(278, 71.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278, 83.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK30.5%, 83.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,659,134
CSS custom property--colour: #8420BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.6 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#414141
Inverted#7BDF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7B4C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 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 orchid · ΔE 6.5Dark violet · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Indigo · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ABE20
Analogous#3520BE, #BE20A9
Triadic#BE8420, #20BE84
Split complementary#A9BE20, #20BE35
Tetradic#BE3520, #5ABE20, #20A9BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDB7F3
Lighter +30%#C88BEC
Lighter +20%#B460E4
Lighter +10%#9F34DD
Darker −10%#661992
Darker −20%#471167
Darker −30%#290A3B
Darker −40%#0B030F
More saturated +25%#8B04DA
Less saturated −25%#7D3CA2

Channel breakdown

R132
G32
B190
Red132 (51.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue277.97°
Saturation (HSL)71.17%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 20 · B BE

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