Colour

#862FE1

#862FE1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#862FE1 is a violet with RGB values 134, 47, 225 and HSL 269°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#862FE1#862FE1

HEX#862FE1

RGBrgb(134, 47, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.1843, 0.8824

RGB percentages52.5%, 18.4%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(269.3, 74.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 79.1%, 88.2%)

CMYK40.4%, 79.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,794,081

CSS custom property--colour: #862FE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#79D01E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Tritanopia#706189no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 2.2 Dark violet · ΔE 9.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6 Medium blue · ΔE 24.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 2.19, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8AE12F

Analogous#2F31E1, #DF2FE1

Triadic#E1862F, #2FE186

Split complementary#E1DF2F, #31E12F

Tetradic#E12F31, #8AE12F, #2FE1DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEE1FB

Lighter +30%#D4B5F4

Lighter +20%#BA88EE

Lighter +10%#A05CE7

Darker −10%#6D1CC1

Darker −20%#541595

Darker −30%#3B0F68

Darker −40%#21093B

More saturated +25%#8511FF

Less saturated −25%#874DC3

Channel breakdown

R134

G47

B225

Red134 (52.5%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue269.33°

Saturation (HSL)74.79%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G 2F · B E1

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