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Recognised as Colour

#8612F2

  • #8612F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8612F2 is a violet with RGB values 134, 18, 242 and HSL 271°, 90%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8612F2#8612F2
HEX#8612F2
RGBrgb(134, 18, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.0706, 0.949
RGB percentages52.5%, 7.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(271.1, 89.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 92.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK44.6%, 92.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,786,674
CSS custom property--colour: #8612F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#79ED0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#69608Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.2Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Medium blue · ΔE 20.7Blue · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Fuchsia · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EF212
Analogous#1612F2, #F212EE
Triadic#F28612, #12F286
Split complementary#EEF212, #12F216
Tetradic#F21612, #7EF212, #12EEF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9D3FD
Lighter +30%#D0A3FA
Lighter +20%#B773F7
Lighter +10%#9F42F5
Darker −10%#6C0BC6
Darker −20%#520896
Darker −30%#370665
Darker −40%#1D0335
More saturated +25%#8605FF
Less saturated −25%#8531D3

Channel breakdown

R134
G18
B242
Red134 (52.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue271.07°
Saturation (HSL)89.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 12 · B F2

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