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Recognised as Colour

#866AE1

  • #866AE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#866AE1 is a blue with RGB values 134, 106, 225 and HSL 254°, 66%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#866AE1#866AE1
HEX#866AE1
RGBrgb(134, 106, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.4157, 0.8824
RGB percentages52.5%, 41.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(254.1, 66.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 52.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK40.4%, 52.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,809,185
CSS custom property--colour: #866AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#79951E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3480E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#387BDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6D839Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.6Slate blue · ΔE 7.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.7Royal blue · ΔE 15.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5E16A
Analogous#6A8AE1, #C26AE1
Triadic#E1866A, #6AE186
Split complementary#E1C26A, #8AE16A
Tetradic#E16A8A, #C5E16A, #6AE1C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE9FB
Lighter +20%#CBBFF2
Lighter +10%#A894EA
Darker −10%#6440D8
Darker −20%#4A26BF
Darker −30%#3A1E94
Darker −40%#29156A
More saturated +25%#7A54F7
Less saturated −25%#9280CB

Channel breakdown

R134
G106
B225
Red134 (52.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue254.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.48%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 6A · B E1

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