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Recognised as Colour

#843CA1

  • #843CA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#843CA1 is a violet with RGB values 132, 60, 161 and HSL 283°, 46%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#843CA1#843CA1
HEX#843CA1
RGBrgb(132, 60, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.2353, 0.6314
RGB percentages51.8%, 23.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(282.8, 45.7%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.8, 62.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK18%, 62.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,666,273
CSS custom property--colour: #843CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#7BC35E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1958A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A5E9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#824E69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.3Purple · ΔE 15.8Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59A13C
Analogous#523CA1, #A13C8B
Triadic#A1843C, #3CA184
Split complementary#8BA13C, #3CA152
Tetradic#A1523C, #59A13C, #3C8BA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDC1E8
Lighter +30%#C89CDA
Lighter +20%#B477CC
Lighter +10%#9F52BE
Darker −10%#662E7C
Darker −20%#472057
Darker −30%#291232
Darker −40%#0A050C
More saturated +25%#9020BD
Less saturated −25%#785885

Channel breakdown

R132
G60
B161
Red132 (51.8%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue282.77°
Saturation (HSL)45.7%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 3C · B A1

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