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Recognised as Colour

#8421CE

  • #8421CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8421CE is a violet with RGB values 132, 33, 206 and HSL 274°, 72%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8421CE#8421CE
HEX#8421CE
RGBrgb(132, 33, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.1294, 0.8078
RGB percentages51.8%, 12.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(274.3, 72.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 84%, 80.8%)
CMYK35.9%, 84%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,659,406
CSS custom property--colour: #8421CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#7BDE31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#75537Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 7Dark violet · ΔE 8.8Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Medium blue · ΔE 26.2Medium orchid · ΔE 27.8Indigo · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BCE21
Analogous#2E21CE, #CE21C1
Triadic#CE8421, #21CE84
Split complementary#C1CE21, #21CE2E
Tetradic#CE2E21, #6BCE21, #21C1CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1C5F6
Lighter +30%#CA99EF
Lighter +20%#B36DE8
Lighter +10%#9D41E1
Darker −10%#681AA2
Darker −20%#4C1376
Darker −30%#2F0C4A
Darker −40%#13051E
More saturated +25%#8803EC
Less saturated −25%#803FB0

Channel breakdown

R132
G33
B206
Red132 (51.8%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue274.34°
Saturation (HSL)72.38%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 21 · B CE

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