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Recognised as Colour

#8446AE

  • #8446AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8446AE is a violet with RGB values 132, 70, 174 and HSL 276°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8446AE#8446AE
HEX#8446AE
RGBrgb(132, 70, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.2745, 0.6824
RGB percentages51.8%, 27.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(275.8, 42.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 59.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK24.1%, 59.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,668,846
CSS custom property--colour: #8446AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#7BB951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E60B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3963ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7E5A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 20.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70AE46
Analogous#5046AE, #AE46A4
Triadic#AE8446, #46AE84
Split complementary#A4AE46, #46AE50
Tetradic#AE5046, #70AE46, #46A4AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3D3ED
Lighter +30%#CBAEDF
Lighter +20%#B48AD0
Lighter +10%#9C66C1
Darker −10%#68378A
Darker −20%#4D2965
Darker −30%#311A41
Darker −40%#160B1D
More saturated +25%#8A28CD
Less saturated −25%#7E6590

Channel breakdown

R132
G70
B174
Red132 (51.8%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue275.77°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 46 · B AE

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