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Recognised as Colour

#8602B4

  • #8602B4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8602B4 is a violet with RGB values 134, 2, 180 and HSL 284°, 98%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8602B4#8602B4
HEX#8602B4
RGBrgb(134, 2, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.0078, 0.7059
RGB percentages52.5%, 0.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(284.5, 97.8%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 98.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK25.6%, 98.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,782,516
CSS custom property--colour: #8602B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#79FD4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#803F69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Dark violet · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.5Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3Indigo · ΔE 23.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30B402
Analogous#2D02B4, #B40289
Triadic#B48602, #02B486
Split complementary#89B402, #02B42D
Tetradic#B42D02, #30B402, #0289B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE84FE
Lighter +30%#D152FD
Lighter +20%#C31FFD
Lighter +10%#AC03E6
Darker −10%#600182
Darker −20%#3B014F
Darker −30%#15001D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8700B6
Less saturated −25%#7B199D

Channel breakdown

R134
G2
B180
Red134 (52.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue284.49°
Saturation (HSL)97.8%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 02 · B B4

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