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Recognised as Colour

#835EF2

  • #835EF2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#835EF2 is a violet with RGB values 131, 94, 242 and HSL 255°, 85%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#835EF2#835EF2
HEX#835EF2
RGBrgb(131, 94, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3686, 0.949
RGB percentages51.4%, 36.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(255, 85.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 61.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK45.9%, 61.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,609,522
CSS custom property--colour: #835EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#7CA10D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#60809Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDF25E
Analogous#5E83F2, #CD5EF2
Triadic#F2835E, #5EF283
Split complementary#F2CD5E, #83F25E
Tetradic#F25E83, #CDF25E, #5EF2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0ECFD
Lighter +20%#CCBCFA
Lighter +10%#A78DF6
Darker −10%#5F2FEE
Darker −20%#4311D9
Darker −30%#350EA9
Darker −40%#260A7A
More saturated +25%#7C51FF
Less saturated −25%#8E74DC

Channel breakdown

R131
G94
B242
Red131 (51.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)85.06%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 5E · B F2

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