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Recognised as Colour

#8443CD

  • #8443CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8443CD is a violet with RGB values 132, 67, 205 and HSL 268°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8443CD#8443CD
HEX#8443CD
RGBrgb(132, 67, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.2627, 0.8039
RGB percentages51.8%, 26.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(268.3, 58%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 67.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,668,109
CSS custom property--colour: #8443CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#7BBC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#746383no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CCD43
Analogous#4347CD, #C943CD
Triadic#CD8443, #43CD84
Split complementary#CDC943, #47CD43
Tetradic#CD4347, #8CCD43, #43CDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE4F8
Lighter +30%#D3BCED
Lighter +20%#B994E2
Lighter +10%#9E6BD8
Darker −10%#6B2EAF
Darker −20%#522486
Darker −30%#3A195E
Darker −40%#210E36
More saturated +25%#8225EB
Less saturated −25%#8661AF

Channel breakdown

R132
G67
B205
Red132 (51.8%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue268.26°
Saturation (HSL)57.98%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 43 · B CD

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