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Recognised as Colour

#8746A7

  • #8746A7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8746A7 is a violet with RGB values 135, 70, 167 and HSL 280°, 41%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8746A7#8746A7
HEX#8746A7
RGBrgb(135, 70, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2745, 0.6549
RGB percentages52.9%, 27.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(280.2, 40.9%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 58.1%, 65.5%)
CMYK19.2%, 58.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,865,447
CSS custom property--colour: #8746A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#78B958

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#295FAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4164A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#845770no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Purple · ΔE 19.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66A746
Analogous#5746A7, #A74696
Triadic#A78746, #46A787
Split complementary#96A746, #46A757
Tetradic#A75746, #66A746, #4696A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1CEEB
Lighter +30%#CBAADC
Lighter +20%#B587CC
Lighter +10%#9F63BD
Darker −10%#6A3783
Darker −20%#4D285F
Darker −30%#30193B
Darker −40%#130A17
More saturated +25%#9128C5
Less saturated −25%#7D6489

Channel breakdown

R135
G70
B167
Red135 (52.9%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue280.21°
Saturation (HSL)40.93%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 46 · B A7

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