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Colour

#8451FF

  • #8451FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8451FF is a violet with RGB values 132, 81, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8451FF#8451FF
HEX#8451FF
RGBrgb(132, 81, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.3176, 1
RGB percentages51.8%, 31.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.6, 100%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 68.2%, 100%)
CMYK48.2%, 68.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,671,743
CSS custom property--colour: #8451FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#7BAE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5B7DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7Dark violet · ΔE 21Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5Medium blue · ΔE 28.4Medium orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCFF51
Analogous#5175FF, #DB51FF
Triadic#FF8451, #51FF84
Split complementary#FFDB51, #75FF51
Tetradic#FF5175, #CCFF51, #51FFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAFF
Lighter +20%#CCB7FF
Lighter +10%#A884FF
Darker −10%#601EFF
Darker −20%#4500EA
Darker −30%#3600B7
Darker −40%#270084
More saturated +25%#8451FF
Less saturated −25%#8D67E9

Channel breakdown

R132
G81
B255
Red132 (51.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 51 · B FF

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