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Colour

#835AE8

  • #835AE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#835AE8 is a violet with RGB values 131, 90, 232 and HSL 257°, 76%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#835AE8#835AE8
HEX#835AE8
RGBrgb(131, 90, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3529, 0.9098
RGB percentages51.4%, 35.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(257.3, 75.5%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 61.2%, 91%)
CMYK43.5%, 61.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,608,488
CSS custom property--colour: #835AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#7CA517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#667B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.3Slate blue · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFE85A
Analogous#5A78E8, #CA5AE8
Triadic#E8835A, #5AE883
Split complementary#E8CA5A, #78E85A
Tetradic#E85A78, #BFE85A, #5AE8CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E0FB
Lighter +20%#C6B4F4
Lighter +10%#A587EE
Darker −10%#612DE2
Darker −20%#4B1BC1
Darker −30%#3A1594
Darker −40%#280E68
More saturated +25%#7943FF
Less saturated −25%#8D72D1

Channel breakdown

R131
G90
B232
Red131 (51.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue257.32°
Saturation (HSL)75.53%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 5A · B E8

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