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Recognised as Colour

#8456D8

  • #8456D8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8456D8 is a violet with RGB values 132, 86, 216 and HSL 261°, 63%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8456D8#8456D8
HEX#8456D8
RGBrgb(132, 86, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.3373, 0.8471
RGB percentages51.8%, 33.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(261.2, 62.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 60.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK38.9%, 60.2%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,672,984
CSS custom property--colour: #8456D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#7BA927

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#176FD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6F738Fno 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 text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAD856
Analogous#5669D8, #C556D8
Triadic#D88456, #56D884
Split complementary#D8C556, #69D856
Tetradic#D85669, #AAD856, #56D8C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFE
Lighter +30%#DED2F5
Lighter +20%#C0A9EB
Lighter +10%#A27FE2
Darker −10%#672FCC
Darker −20%#5226A3
Darker −30%#3D1C79
Darker −40%#281250
More saturated +25%#7C3CF2
Less saturated −25%#8C70BE

Channel breakdown

R132
G86
B216
Red132 (51.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue261.23°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 56 · B D8

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