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Recognised as Colour

#8446DC

  • #8446DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8446DC is a violet with RGB values 132, 70, 220 and HSL 265°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8446DC#8446DC
HEX#8446DC
RGBrgb(132, 70, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.2745, 0.8627
RGB percentages51.8%, 27.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(264.8, 68.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 68.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK40%, 68.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,668,892
CSS custom property--colour: #8446DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#7BB923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6E6A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3Blue violet · ΔE 15.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EDC46
Analogous#4653DC, #CF46DC
Triadic#DC8446, #46DC84
Split complementary#DCCF46, #53DC46
Tetradic#DC4653, #9EDC46, #46DCCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F2FC
Lighter +30%#DAC7F4
Lighter +20%#BD9CEC
Lighter +10%#A171E4
Darker −10%#6926C9
Darker −20%#531E9E
Darker −30%#3C1673
Darker −40%#260E48
More saturated +25%#7F2AF8
Less saturated −25%#8962C1

Channel breakdown

R132
G70
B220
Red132 (51.8%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue264.8°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 46 · B DC

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