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Recognised as Colour

#8669BC

  • #8669BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8669BC is a violet with RGB values 134, 105, 188 and HSL 261°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8669BC#8669BC
HEX#8669BC
RGBrgb(134, 105, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.4118, 0.7373
RGB percentages52.5%, 41.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(261, 38.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 44.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK28.7%, 44.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,808,892
CSS custom property--colour: #8669BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#799643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5178BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5777BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7B7889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Royal blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FBC69
Analogous#6976BC, #B069BC
Triadic#BC8669, #69BC86
Split complementary#BCAF69, #76BC69
Tetradic#BC6976, #9FBC69, #69BCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F6FB
Lighter +30%#DBD3EB
Lighter +20%#BFB0DB
Lighter +10%#A28CCC
Darker −10%#6B4BA7
Darker −20%#543B84
Darker −30%#3E2B61
Darker −40%#271B3E
More saturated +25%#7E4ED7
Less saturated −25%#8E84A1

Channel breakdown

R134
G105
B188
Red134 (52.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue260.96°
Saturation (HSL)38.25%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 69 · B BC

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