Colour

#835D91

#835D91
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#835D91 is a violet with RGB values 131, 93, 145 and HSL 284°, 22%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#835D91

RGBrgb(131, 93, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3647, 0.5686

RGB percentages51.4%, 36.5%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(283.8, 21.8%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 35.9%, 56.9%)

CMYK9.7%, 35.9%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,609,169

CSS custom property--colour: #835D91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#7CA26E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556993no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6C8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#836370no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Plum · ΔE 29.1 Slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Medium purple · ΔE 31.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Steel blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B915D

Analogous#695D91, #915D85

Triadic#91835D, #5D9183

Split complementary#85915D, #5D9169

Tetradic#91695D, #6B915D, #5D8591

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0D6E4

Lighter +30%#C9B6D1

Lighter +20%#B397BD

Lighter +10%#9C78A9

Darker −10%#674972

Darker −20%#4B3553

Darker −30%#2F2134

Darker −40%#130D15

More saturated +25%#913FAF

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R131

G93

B145

Red131 (51.4%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue283.85°

Saturation (HSL)21.85%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 5D · B 91

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