Colour

#8153CE

#8153CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#8153CE is a violet with RGB values 129, 83, 206 and HSL 262°, 56%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8153CE

RGBrgb(129, 83, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.3255, 0.8078

RGB percentages50.6%, 32.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(262.4, 55.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 59.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK37.4%, 59.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,475,598

CSS custom property--colour: #8153CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#7EAC31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#206CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6F6D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2 Medium purple · ΔE 14.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0CE53

Analogous#5362CE, #BF53CE

Triadic#CE8153, #53CE81

Split complementary#CEBE53, #62CE53

Tetradic#CE5362, #A0CE53, #53CEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F2FB

Lighter +30%#D8CAF0

Lighter +20%#BBA2E5

Lighter +10%#9E7BD9

Darker −10%#6635B9

Darker −20%#502992

Darker −30%#3A1E6A

Darker −40%#251342

More saturated +25%#7A37EA

Less saturated −25%#886FB2

Channel breakdown

R129

G83

B206

Red129 (50.6%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue262.44°

Saturation (HSL)55.66%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 81 · G 53 · B CE

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