Colour

#8721D5

#8721D5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8721D5 is a violet with RGB values 135, 33, 213 and HSL 274°, 73%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8721D5

RGBrgb(135, 33, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.1294, 0.8353

RGB percentages52.9%, 12.9%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(274, 73.2%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274, 84.5%, 83.5%)

CMYK36.6%, 84.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,856,021

CSS custom property--colour: #8721D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#78DE2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#77567Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 4.2 Dark violet · ΔE 6.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8 Medium blue · ΔE 24.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8 Dark blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 4.16, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6FD521

Analogous#2D21D5, #D521C9

Triadic#D58721, #21D587

Split complementary#C9D521, #21D52D

Tetradic#D52D21, #6FD521, #21C9D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4CBF7

Lighter +30%#CD9FF0

Lighter +20%#B673E9

Lighter +10%#9F47E2

Darker −10%#6B1AA9

Darker −20%#4F137D

Darker −30%#330C51

Darker −40%#170624

More saturated +25%#8B02F4

Less saturated −25%#8340B6

Channel breakdown

R135

G33

B213

Red135 (52.9%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue274°

Saturation (HSL)73.17%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 21 · B D5

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