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Recognised as Colour

#8706BE

  • #8706BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8706BE is a violet with RGB values 135, 6, 190 and HSL 282°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8706BE#8706BE
HEX#8706BE
RGBrgb(135, 6, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.0235, 0.7451
RGB percentages52.9%, 2.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(282.1, 93.9%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 96.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK28.9%, 96.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,849,086
CSS custom property--colour: #8706BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#78F941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7F456Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.6Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Blue violet · ΔE 12.4Indigo · ΔE 26.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26.7Medium orchid · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DBE06
Analogous#2B06BE, #BE0699
Triadic#BE8706, #06BE87
Split complementary#99BE06, #06BE2B
Tetradic#BE2B06, #3DBE06, #0699BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD94FC
Lighter +30%#CD63FA
Lighter +20%#BD31F9
Lighter +10%#AA08EF
Darker −10%#64048D
Darker −20%#41035B
Darker −30%#1E012A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8900C4
Less saturated −25%#7D1FA6

Channel breakdown

R135
G6
B190
Red135 (52.9%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue282.07°
Saturation (HSL)93.88%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 06 · B BE

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