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Recognised as Colour

#8602CB

  • #8602CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8602CB is a violet with RGB values 134, 2, 203 and HSL 279°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8602CB#8602CB
HEX#8602CB
RGBrgb(134, 2, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.0078, 0.7961
RGB percentages52.5%, 0.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(279.4, 98%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 99%, 79.6%)
CMYK34%, 99%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,782,539
CSS custom property--colour: #8602CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#79FD34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#794B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.4Blue violet · ΔE 7.6Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium blue · ΔE 24.9Dark blue · ΔE 31.6Medium orchid · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.37, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47CB02
Analogous#2202CB, #CB02AB
Triadic#CB8602, #02CB86
Split complementary#ABCB02, #02CB22
Tetradic#CB2202, #47CB02, #02ABCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DC9BFE
Lighter +30%#CA68FE
Lighter +20%#B936FD
Lighter +10%#A703FD
Darker −10%#650298
Darker −20%#430166
Darker −30%#220133
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#8700CD
Less saturated −25%#7E1CB1

Channel breakdown

R134
G2
B203
Red134 (52.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue279.4°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 02 · B CB

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