Colour

#833DB1

#833DB1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#833DB1 is a violet with RGB values 131, 61, 177 and HSL 276°, 49%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#833DB1

RGBrgb(131, 61, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2392, 0.6941

RGB percentages51.4%, 23.9%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(276.2, 48.7%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 65.5%, 69.4%)

CMYK26%, 65.5%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,601,009

CSS custom property--colour: #833DB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#7CC24E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A60AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7C5572no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 17.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5 Purple · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6BB13D

Analogous#493DB1, #B13DA5

Triadic#B1833D, #3DB183

Split complementary#A5B13D, #3DB149

Tetradic#B1493D, #6BB13D, #3DA5B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E0CCEE

Lighter +30%#CAA6E0

Lighter +20%#B381D3

Lighter +10%#9C5BC6

Darker −10%#67308B

Darker −20%#4B2365

Darker −30%#2F163F

Darker −40%#130919

More saturated +25%#891FCF

Less saturated −25%#7D5B93

Channel breakdown

R131

G61

B177

Red131 (51.4%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue276.21°

Saturation (HSL)48.74%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 3D · B B1

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