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Recognised as Colour

#8429D2

  • #8429D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8429D2 is a violet with RGB values 132, 41, 210 and HSL 272°, 67%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8429D2#8429D2
HEX#8429D2
RGBrgb(132, 41, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.1608, 0.8235
RGB percentages51.8%, 16.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(272.3, 67.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 80.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK37.1%, 80.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,661,458
CSS custom property--colour: #8429D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#7BD62D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#73587Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 6.9Dark orchid · ΔE 10.1Dark violet · ΔE 10.3Medium blue · ΔE 26.6Medium orchid · ΔE 27Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 6.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77D229
Analogous#3029D2, #D229CB
Triadic#D28429, #29D284
Split complementary#CBD229, #29D230
Tetradic#D23029, #77D229, #29CBD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D1F6
Lighter +30%#CDA6EE
Lighter +20%#B57CE5
Lighter +10%#9C51DD
Darker −10%#6921A7
Darker −20%#4E187D
Darker −30%#341052
Darker −40%#190827
More saturated +25%#860AF1
Less saturated −25%#8248B3

Channel breakdown

R132
G41
B210
Red132 (51.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue272.31°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 29 · B D2

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