Recognised as Colour

#8353B4

#8353B4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8353B4 is a violet with RGB values 131, 83, 180 and HSL 270°, 39%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8353B4

RGBrgb(131, 83, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3255, 0.7059

RGB percentages51.4%, 32.5%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(269.7, 39.3%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 53.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK27.2%, 53.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,606,644

CSS custom property--colour: #8353B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#7CAC4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3268B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#426AB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7B657Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.7 Slate blue · ΔE 14 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84B453

Analogous#5354B4, #B453B4

Triadic#B48353, #53B483

Split complementary#B4B453, #53B453

Tetradic#B45354, #84B453, #53B4B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E1F2

Lighter +30%#D0BEE2

Lighter +20%#B69AD3

Lighter +10%#9D77C3

Darker −10%#6A4094

Darker −20%#503170

Darker −30%#37214D

Darker −40%#1D1229

More saturated +25%#8334D3

Less saturated −25%#837295

Channel breakdown

R131

G83

B180

Red131 (51.4%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue269.69°

Saturation (HSL)39.27%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 53 · B B4

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Colour values

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