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Recognised as Colour

#8B459E

  • #8B459E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8B459E is a violet with RGB values 139, 69, 158 and HSL 287°, 39%, 45%. 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

#8B459E#8B459E
HEX#8B459E
RGBrgb(139, 69, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2706, 0.6196
RGB percentages54.5%, 27.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(287.2, 39.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 56.3%, 62%)
CMYK12%, 56.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,127,326
CSS custom property--colour: #8B459E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#74BA61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#325DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A649Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8B536Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.1Purple · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#589E45
Analogous#5F459E, #9E4584
Triadic#9E8B45, #459E8B
Split complementary#849E45, #459E5E
Tetradic#9E5E45, #589E45, #45849E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0C8E7
Lighter +30%#CDA5D7
Lighter +20%#B981C8
Lighter +10%#A55EB8
Darker −10%#6C357B
Darker −20%#4D2657
Darker −30%#2D1634
Darker −40%#0E0710
More saturated +25%#9B29BA
Less saturated −25%#7B6182

Channel breakdown

R139
G69
B158
Red139 (54.5%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue287.19°
Saturation (HSL)39.21%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 45 · B 9E

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