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Recognised as Colour

#8649CA

  • #8649CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8649CA is a violet with RGB values 134, 73, 202 and HSL 268°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8649CA#8649CA
HEX#8649CA
RGBrgb(134, 73, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.2863, 0.7922
RGB percentages52.5%, 28.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(268.4, 54.9%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 63.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.7%, 63.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,800,714
CSS custom property--colour: #8649CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#79B635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A68C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#786583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DCA49
Analogous#494DCA, #C649CA
Triadic#CA8649, #49CA86
Split complementary#CAC649, #4DCA49
Tetradic#CA494D, #8DCA49, #49CAC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE7F8
Lighter +30%#D5BFED
Lighter +20%#BB98E1
Lighter +10%#A070D6
Darker −10%#6D33AD
Darker −20%#542786
Darker −30%#3B1C5E
Darker −40%#221037
More saturated +25%#842CE7
Less saturated −25%#8866AD

Channel breakdown

R134
G73
B202
Red134 (52.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue268.37°
Saturation (HSL)54.89%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 49 · B CA

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