Colour

#8356DB

#8356DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8356DB is a violet with RGB values 131, 86, 219 and HSL 260°, 65%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8356DB

RGBrgb(131, 86, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3373, 0.8588

RGB percentages51.4%, 33.7%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(260.3, 64.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 60.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK40.2%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,607,451

CSS custom property--colour: #8356DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#7CA924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#076FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6C7490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.7 Slate blue · ΔE 12.5 Medium purple · ΔE 17.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEDB56

Analogous#566CDB, #C556DB

Triadic#DB8356, #56DB83

Split complementary#DBC656, #6BDB56

Tetradic#DB566C, #AEDB56, #56DBC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E0D4F6

Lighter +20%#C1AAED

Lighter +10%#A280E4

Darker −10%#642DD1

Darker −20%#5024A7

Darker −30%#3C1B7D

Darker −40%#281253

More saturated +25%#7B3CF5

Less saturated −25%#8B70C1

Channel breakdown

R131

G86

B219

Red131 (51.4%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue260.3°

Saturation (HSL)64.88%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 56 · B DB

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