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Recognised as Colour

#8461CD

  • #8461CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8461CD is a violet with RGB values 132, 97, 205 and HSL 259°, 52%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8461CD#8461CD
HEX#8461CD
RGBrgb(132, 97, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.3804, 0.8039
RGB percentages51.8%, 38%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(259.4, 51.9%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 52.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 52.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,675,789
CSS custom property--colour: #8461CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#7B9E32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3576D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E74CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#73778Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.9Slate blue · ΔE 7.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AACD61
Analogous#6174CD, #BA61CD
Triadic#CD8461, #61CD84
Split complementary#CDBA61, #74CD61
Tetradic#CD6174, #AACD61, #61CDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFE
Lighter +30%#DED5F2
Lighter +20%#C0AEE6
Lighter +10%#A288D9
Darker −10%#673CBF
Darker −20%#523098
Darker −30%#3D2471
Darker −40%#28184A
More saturated +25%#7B47E7
Less saturated −25%#8D7BB3

Channel breakdown

R132
G97
B205
Red132 (51.8%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue259.44°
Saturation (HSL)51.92%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 61 · B CD

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