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Colour

#8469BE

  • #8469BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8469BE is a violet with RGB values 132, 105, 190 and HSL 259°, 40%, 58%. 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

#8469BE#8469BE
HEX#8469BE
RGBrgb(132, 105, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.4118, 0.7451
RGB percentages51.8%, 41.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(259.1, 39.5%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 44.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK30.5%, 44.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,677,822
CSS custom property--colour: #8469BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#7B9641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F78C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5477BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#78788Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3BE69
Analogous#6979BE, #AE69BE
Triadic#BE8469, #69BE84
Split complementary#BEAF69, #78BE69
Tetradic#BE6979, #A3BE69, #69BEAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F7FC
Lighter +30%#DCD4EC
Lighter +20%#BEB0DD
Lighter +10%#A18DCD
Darker −10%#684AAA
Darker −20%#533A87
Darker −30%#3D2B63
Darker −40%#271C3F
More saturated +25%#7A4ED9
Less saturated −25%#8E84A3

Channel breakdown

R132
G105
B190
Red132 (51.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue259.06°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 69 · B BE

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