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Recognised as Colour

#825BB2

  • #825BB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#825BB2 is a violet with RGB values 130, 91, 178 and HSL 267°, 36%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#825BB2#825BB2
HEX#825BB2
RGBrgb(130, 91, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.3569, 0.698
RGB percentages51%, 35.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(266.9, 36.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 48.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK27%, 48.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,543,154
CSS custom property--colour: #825BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#7DA44D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#416DB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6DB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#796B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BB25B
Analogous#5B60B2, #AE5BB2
Triadic#B2825B, #5BB282
Split complementary#B2AD5B, #60B25B
Tetradic#B25B60, #8BB25B, #5BB2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE6F3
Lighter +30%#D1C3E3
Lighter +20%#B7A0D3
Lighter +10%#9C7EC2
Darker −10%#694694
Darker −20%#503572
Darker −30%#38254F
Darker −40%#1F152C
More saturated +25%#7F3DD0
Less saturated −25%#857994

Channel breakdown

R130
G91
B178
Red130 (51%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue266.9°
Saturation (HSL)36.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 5B · B B2

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