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Recognised as Colour

#8516A2

  • #8516A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8516A2 is a violet with RGB values 133, 22, 162 and HSL 288°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8516A2#8516A2
HEX#8516A2
RGBrgb(133, 22, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.0863, 0.6353
RGB percentages52.2%, 8.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(287.6, 76.1%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 86.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK17.9%, 86.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,722,082
CSS custom property--colour: #8516A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#7AE95D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B549Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#843A60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.5Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9Purple · ΔE 14.6Indigo · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33A216
Analogous#3F16A2, #A21679
Triadic#A28516, #16A285
Split complementary#79A216, #16A23F
Tetradic#A23F16, #33A216, #1679A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD94F0
Lighter +30%#CF67EA
Lighter +20%#C13AE4
Lighter +10%#AA1CCF
Darker −10%#601075
Darker −20%#3B0A48
Darker −30%#16041B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9200B8
Less saturated −25%#782D8B

Channel breakdown

R133
G22
B162
Red133 (52.2%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue287.57°
Saturation (HSL)76.09%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 16 · B A2

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