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Recognised as Colour

#8462D2

  • #8462D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8462D2 is a violet with RGB values 132, 98, 210 and HSL 258°, 55%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8462D2#8462D2
HEX#8462D2
RGBrgb(132, 98, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.3843, 0.8235
RGB percentages51.8%, 38.4%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(258.2, 55.4%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 53.3%, 82.4%)
CMYK37.1%, 53.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,676,050
CSS custom property--colour: #8462D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#7B9D2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3278D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A75CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#717991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.3Slate blue · ΔE 6.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0D262
Analogous#6278D2, #BC62D2
Triadic#D28462, #62D284
Split complementary#D2BC62, #78D262
Tetradic#D26278, #B0D262, #62D2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1D9F4
Lighter +20%#C2B1E9
Lighter +10%#A38ADD
Darker −10%#653AC7
Darker −20%#512EA0
Darker −30%#3D2378
Darker −40%#291751
More saturated +25%#7A49EB
Less saturated −25%#8E7BB9

Channel breakdown

R132
G98
B210
Red132 (51.8%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue258.21°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 62 · B D2

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