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Recognised as Colour

#8616BF

  • #8616BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8616BF is a violet with RGB values 134, 22, 191 and HSL 280°, 79%, 42%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#8616BF#8616BF
HEX#8616BF
RGBrgb(134, 22, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.0863, 0.749
RGB percentages52.5%, 8.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(279.8, 79.3%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 88.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK29.8%, 88.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,787,647
CSS custom property--colour: #8616BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#79E940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7D4871no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.8Dark violet · ΔE 11.5Blue violet · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8Indigo · ΔE 24.9Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FBF16
Analogous#3116BF, #BF16A4
Triadic#BF8616, #16BF86
Split complementary#A4BF16, #16BF31
Tetradic#BF3116, #4FBF16, #16A4BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDACF5
Lighter +30%#CA7EF0
Lighter +20%#B750EB
Lighter +10%#A422E6
Darker −10%#661191
Darker −20%#460B64
Darker −30%#260636
Darker −40%#060108
More saturated +25%#8D00D5
Less saturated −25%#7D31A4

Channel breakdown

R134
G22
B191
Red134 (52.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue279.76°
Saturation (HSL)79.34%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 16 · B BF

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