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Recognised as Colour

#8155B6

  • #8155B6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8155B6 is a violet with RGB values 129, 85, 182 and HSL 267°, 40%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8155B6#8155B6
HEX#8155B6
RGBrgb(129, 85, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.3333, 0.7137
RGB percentages50.6%, 33.3%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(267.2, 39.9%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 53.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK29.1%, 53.3%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,476,086
CSS custom property--colour: #8155B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#7EAA49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#336AB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#416AB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#77677Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 13.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AB655
Analogous#555AB6, #B155B6
Triadic#B68155, #55B681
Split complementary#B6B255, #59B655
Tetradic#B6555A, #8AB655, #55B6B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE4F3
Lighter +30%#D0C0E4
Lighter +20%#B69CD5
Lighter +10%#9B79C5
Darker −10%#684197
Darker −20%#4F3273
Darker −30%#372250
Darker −40%#1E132C
More saturated +25%#7E37D4
Less saturated −25%#847398

Channel breakdown

R129
G85
B182
Red129 (50.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue267.22°
Saturation (HSL)39.92%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 55 · B B6

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