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Recognised as Colour

#8435A9

  • #8435A9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8435A9 is a violet with RGB values 132, 53, 169 and HSL 281°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8435A9#8435A9
HEX#8435A9
RGBrgb(132, 53, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.2078, 0.6627
RGB percentages51.8%, 20.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(280.9, 52.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 68.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK21.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,664,489
CSS custom property--colour: #8435A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#7BCA56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C5CA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#804D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8Purple · ΔE 15.6Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Indigo · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AA935
Analogous#4A35A9, #A93594
Triadic#A98435, #35A984
Split complementary#94A935, #35A94A
Tetradic#A94A35, #5AA935, #3594A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDBFEB
Lighter +30%#C898DF
Lighter +20%#B471D3
Lighter +10%#9F4BC6
Darker −10%#662982
Darker −20%#471D5B
Darker −30%#291035
Darker −40%#0B040E
More saturated +25%#8E19C5
Less saturated −25%#7A518D

Channel breakdown

R132
G53
B169
Red132 (51.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue280.86°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 35 · B A9

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