Colour

#835B99

#835B99
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#835B99 is a violet with RGB values 131, 91, 153 and HSL 279°, 25%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#835B99

RGBrgb(131, 91, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3569, 0.6

RGB percentages51.4%, 35.7%, 60%

HSLhsl(278.7, 25.4%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 40.5%, 60%)

CMYK14.4%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,608,665

CSS custom property--colour: #835B99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#7CA466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50699Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#596C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#816473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Medium purple · ΔE 26 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3 Plum · ΔE 29.1 Slate blue · ΔE 31.2 Orchid · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71995B

Analogous#645B99, #995B90

Triadic#99835B, #5B9983

Split complementary#90995B, #5B9964

Tetradic#99645B, #71995B, #5B9099

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2D8E8

Lighter +30%#CBB8D5

Lighter +20%#B398C2

Lighter +10%#9B78AF

Darker −10%#684879

Darker −20%#4C3559

Darker −30%#312239

Darker −40%#150F19

More saturated +25%#8C3DB7

Less saturated −25%#7A797A

Channel breakdown

R131

G91

B153

Red131 (51.4%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue278.71°

Saturation (HSL)25.41%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 5B · B 99

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Colour values

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