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Recognised as Colour

#8453AF

  • #8453AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8453AF is a violet with RGB values 132, 83, 175 and HSL 272°, 37%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8453AF#8453AF
HEX#8453AF
RGBrgb(132, 83, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.3255, 0.6863
RGB percentages51.8%, 32.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(272, 36.5%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272, 52.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK24.6%, 52.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,672,175
CSS custom property--colour: #8453AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#7BAC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3767B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#466AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7D6379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EAF53
Analogous#5653AF, #AF53AC
Triadic#AF8453, #53AF84
Split complementary#ACAF53, #53AF56
Tetradic#AF5653, #7EAF53, #53ACAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8DEF0
Lighter +30%#CFBBE0
Lighter +20%#B699CF
Lighter +10%#9D76BF
Darker −10%#6A428D
Darker −20%#50326A
Darker −30%#362148
Darker −40%#1C1125
More saturated +25%#8633CF
Less saturated −25%#827290

Channel breakdown

R132
G83
B175
Red132 (51.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue271.96°
Saturation (HSL)36.51%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 53 · B AF

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