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Recognised as Colour

#8335B4

  • #8335B4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8335B4 is a violet with RGB values 131, 53, 180 and HSL 277°, 55%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8335B4#8335B4
HEX#8335B4
RGBrgb(131, 53, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2078, 0.7059
RGB percentages51.4%, 20.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(276.9, 54.5%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 70.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK27.2%, 70.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,598,964
CSS custom property--colour: #8335B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#7CCA4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#195DB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7C5171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8Indigo · ΔE 18.8Purple · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66B435
Analogous#4435B4, #B435A5
Triadic#B48335, #35B483
Split complementary#A6B435, #35B443
Tetradic#B44335, #66B435, #35A5B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC7EE
Lighter +30%#C99FE3
Lighter +20%#B278D7
Lighter +10%#9C50CC
Darker −10%#66298D
Darker −20%#4A1E65
Darker −30%#2D123E
Darker −40%#100716
More saturated +25%#8A18D1
Less saturated −25%#7C5297

Channel breakdown

R131
G53
B180
Red131 (51.4%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue276.85°
Saturation (HSL)54.51%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 35 · B B4

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