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Recognised as Colour

#835ECE

  • #835ECE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#835ECE is a violet with RGB values 131, 94, 206 and HSL 260°, 53%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#835ECE#835ECE
HEX#835ECE
RGBrgb(131, 94, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3686, 0.8078
RGB percentages51.4%, 36.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(259.8, 53.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 54.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK36.4%, 54.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,609,486
CSS custom property--colour: #835ECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#7CA131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D74D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3872CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#71758Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.9Medium purple · ΔE 7.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 13Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9CE5E
Analogous#5E71CE, #BB5ECE
Triadic#CE835E, #5ECE83
Split complementary#CEBB5E, #71CE5E
Tetradic#CE5E71, #A9CE5E, #5ECEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFE
Lighter +30%#DDD3F2
Lighter +20%#BFACE6
Lighter +10%#A185DA
Darker −10%#663ABF
Darker −20%#512E98
Darker −30%#3C2271
Darker −40%#27164A
More saturated +25%#7A44E8
Less saturated −25%#8C78B4

Channel breakdown

R131
G94
B206
Red131 (51.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue259.82°
Saturation (HSL)53.33%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 5E · B CE

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