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Recognised as Colour

#8714BE

  • #8714BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8714BE is a violet with RGB values 135, 20, 190 and HSL 281°, 81%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8714BE#8714BE
HEX#8714BE
RGBrgb(135, 20, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.0784, 0.7451
RGB percentages52.9%, 7.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(280.6, 81%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 89.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK28.9%, 89.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,852,670
CSS custom property--colour: #8714BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#78EB41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7F4770no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.8Dark violet · ΔE 11.5Blue violet · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Indigo · ΔE 24.9Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BBE14
Analogous#3214BE, #BE14A0
Triadic#BE8714, #14BE87
Split complementary#A0BE14, #14BE32
Tetradic#BE3214, #4BBE14, #14A0BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDA8F6
Lighter +30%#CB7AF1
Lighter +20%#B84CEC
Lighter +10%#A61EE7
Darker −10%#660F90
Darker −20%#450A62
Darker −30%#250534
Darker −40%#040105
More saturated +25%#8E00D2
Less saturated −25%#7E2EA4

Channel breakdown

R135
G20
B190
Red135 (52.9%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue280.59°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 14 · B BE

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