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Recognised as Colour

#835FCC

  • #835FCC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#835FCC is a violet with RGB values 131, 95, 204 and HSL 260°, 52%, 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 Medium purple.

Colour values

#835FCC#835FCC
HEX#835FCC
RGBrgb(131, 95, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3725, 0.8
RGB percentages51.4%, 37.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(259.8, 51.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 53.4%, 80%)
CMYK35.8%, 53.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,609,740
CSS custom property--colour: #835FCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#7CA033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3274D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B72C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#72758Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.7Slate blue · ΔE 7.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8CC5F
Analogous#5F72CC, #B95FCC
Triadic#CC835F, #5FCC83
Split complementary#CCBA5F, #72CC5F
Tetradic#CC5F72, #A8CC5F, #5FCCB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFD
Lighter +30%#DDD3F1
Lighter +20%#BFACE5
Lighter +10%#A186D8
Darker −10%#663CBC
Darker −20%#513095
Darker −30%#3C236F
Darker −40%#271748
More saturated +25%#7A45E6
Less saturated −25%#8C79B2

Channel breakdown

R131
G95
B204
Red131 (51.4%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue259.82°
Saturation (HSL)51.66%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 5F · B CC

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