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Recognised as Colour

#8353B2

  • #8353B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8353B2 is a violet with RGB values 131, 83, 178 and HSL 270°, 38%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8353B2#8353B2
HEX#8353B2
RGBrgb(131, 83, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3255, 0.698
RGB percentages51.4%, 32.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(270.3, 38.2%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 53.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK26.4%, 53.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,606,642
CSS custom property--colour: #8353B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#7CAC4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3468B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#436AB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7B647Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 13Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82B253
Analogous#5353B2, #B253B2
Triadic#B28353, #53B283
Split complementary#B1B253, #53B254
Tetradic#B25453, #82B253, #53B2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E0F1
Lighter +30%#CFBDE1
Lighter +20%#B699D2
Lighter +10%#9C76C2
Darker −10%#694191
Darker −20%#50316E
Darker −30%#36214B
Darker −40%#1D1227
More saturated +25%#8334D1
Less saturated −25%#837293

Channel breakdown

R131
G83
B178
Red131 (51.4%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue270.32°
Saturation (HSL)38.15%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 53 · B B2

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