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Recognised as Colour

#8422BA

  • #8422BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8422BA is a violet with RGB values 132, 34, 186 and HSL 279°, 69%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#8422BA#8422BA
HEX#8422BA
RGBrgb(132, 34, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.1333, 0.7294
RGB percentages51.8%, 13.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(278.7, 69.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 81.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK29%, 81.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,659,642
CSS custom property--colour: #8422BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#7BDD45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7C4A70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.6Dark violet · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Indigo · ΔE 21.3Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58BA22
Analogous#3822BA, #BA22A4
Triadic#BA8422, #22BA84
Split complementary#A4BA22, #22BA38
Tetradic#BA3822, #58BA22, #22A4BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDB6F2
Lighter +30%#C88BEA
Lighter +20%#B460E2
Lighter +10%#9F35DA
Darker −10%#651A8F
Darker −20%#471264
Darker −30%#280A39
Darker −40%#0A020E
More saturated +25%#8C07D5
Less saturated −25%#7C3D9F

Channel breakdown

R132
G34
B186
Red132 (51.8%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue278.68°
Saturation (HSL)69.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 22 · B BA

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