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Colour

#8709FF

  • #8709FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#8709FF is a violet with RGB values 135, 9, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#8709FF#8709FF
HEX#8709FF
RGBrgb(135, 9, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.0353, 1
RGB percentages52.9%, 3.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.7, 100%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 96.5%, 100%)
CMYK47.1%, 96.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,849,919
CSS custom property--colour: #8709FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#78F600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#636596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 22Medium blue · ΔE 23.2Dark orchid · ΔE 35.9Fuchsia · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81FF09
Analogous#0C09FF, #FF09FC
Triadic#FF8709, #09FF87
Split complementary#FCFF09, #09FF0C
Tetradic#FF0C09, #81FF09, #09FCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBD5FF
Lighter +30%#D2A2FF
Lighter +20%#B96FFF
Lighter +10%#A03CFF
Darker −10%#6D00D5
Darker −20%#5300A2
Darker −30%#39006F
Darker −40%#1F003C
More saturated +25%#8709FF
Less saturated −25%#8628E0

Channel breakdown

R135
G9
B255
Red135 (52.9%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 09 · B FF

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