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Recognised as Colour

#861EDD

  • #861EDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#861EDD is a violet with RGB values 134, 30, 221 and HSL 273°, 76%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#861EDD#861EDD
HEX#861EDD
RGBrgb(134, 30, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.1176, 0.8667
RGB percentages52.5%, 11.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(272.7, 76.1%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 86.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK39.4%, 86.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,789,725
CSS custom property--colour: #861EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#79E122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#725984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 3.2Dark violet · ΔE 6.8Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium blue · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 33.9Medium orchid · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 3.21, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75DD1E
Analogous#271EDD, #DD1ED4
Triadic#DD861E, #1EDD86
Split complementary#D4DD1E, #1EDD27
Tetradic#DD271E, #75DD1E, #1ED4DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5CFF8
Lighter +30%#CEA2F2
Lighter +20%#B675EC
Lighter +10%#9E48E6
Darker −10%#6B18B0
Darker −20%#501283
Darker −30%#340C56
Darker −40%#190629
More saturated +25%#8900FB
Less saturated −25%#833DBE

Channel breakdown

R134
G30
B221
Red134 (52.5%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue272.67°
Saturation (HSL)76.1%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 1E · B DD

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