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Colour

#833AAB

  • #833AAB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#833AAB is a violet with RGB values 131, 58, 171 and HSL 279°, 49%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#833AAB#833AAB
HEX#833AAB
RGBrgb(131, 58, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2275, 0.6706
RGB percentages51.4%, 22.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(278.8, 49.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 66.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK23.4%, 66.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,600,235
CSS custom property--colour: #833AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#7CC554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7E516Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.7Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Purple · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Indigo · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62AB3A
Analogous#4A3AAB, #AB3A9B
Triadic#AB833A, #3AAB83
Split complementary#9AAB3A, #3AAB4A
Tetradic#AB4A3A, #62AB3A, #3A9BAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC6EB
Lighter +30%#C89FDF
Lighter +20%#B279D2
Lighter +10%#9D53C5
Darker −10%#662D85
Darker −20%#49205F
Darker −30%#2B1339
Darker −40%#0E0613
More saturated +25%#8B1DC8
Less saturated −25%#7B578E

Channel breakdown

R131
G58
B171
Red131 (51.4%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue278.76°
Saturation (HSL)49.34%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 3A · B AB

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