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Recognised as Colour

#8715A2

  • #8715A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8715A2 is a violet with RGB values 135, 21, 162 and HSL 289°, 77%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8715A2#8715A2
HEX#8715A2
RGBrgb(135, 21, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.0824, 0.6353
RGB percentages52.9%, 8.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(288.5, 77%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 87%, 63.5%)
CMYK16.7%, 87%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,852,898
CSS custom property--colour: #8715A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#78EA5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E559Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#863960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.1Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9Purple · ΔE 14.4Indigo · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30A215
Analogous#4115A2, #A21576
Triadic#A28715, #15A287
Split complementary#77A215, #15A241
Tetradic#A24015, #30A215, #1576A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF92F1
Lighter +30%#D165EB
Lighter +20%#C438E5
Lighter +10%#AD1BCF
Darker −10%#610F75
Darker −20%#3C0948
Darker −30%#16031B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9400B7
Less saturated −25%#792C8B

Channel breakdown

R135
G21
B162
Red135 (52.9%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue288.51°
Saturation (HSL)77.05%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 15 · B A2

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