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Recognised as Colour

#8255FB

  • #8255FB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8255FB is a violet with RGB values 130, 85, 251 and HSL 256°, 95%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8255FB#8255FB
HEX#8255FB
RGBrgb(130, 85, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.3333, 0.9843
RGB percentages51%, 33.3%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(256.3, 95.4%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.3, 66.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK48.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,541,691
CSS custom property--colour: #8255FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#7DAA04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#597EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Medium orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEFB55
Analogous#557BFB, #D555FB
Triadic#FB8255, #55FB82
Split complementary#FBD555, #7BFB55
Tetradic#FB557B, #CEFB55, #55FBD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAFF
Lighter +20%#CBB9FD
Lighter +10%#A787FC
Darker −10%#5D23FA
Darker −20%#4205E5
Darker −30%#3404B3
Darker −40%#250381
More saturated +25%#8051FF
Less saturated −25%#8C6BE5

Channel breakdown

R130
G85
B251
Red130 (51%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue256.27°
Saturation (HSL)95.4%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 55 · B FB

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