Colour

#8454BB

#8454BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8454BB is a violet with RGB values 132, 84, 187 and HSL 268°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8454BB#8454BB

HEX#8454BB

RGBrgb(132, 84, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.3294, 0.7333

RGB percentages51.8%, 32.9%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(268, 43.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268, 55.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK29.4%, 55.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,672,443

CSS custom property--colour: #8454BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#7BAB44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D6ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E6BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7A687Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8 Slate blue · ΔE 11.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BBB54

Analogous#5458BB, #B754BB

Triadic#BB8454, #54BB84

Split complementary#BBB754, #58BB54

Tetradic#BB5458, #8BBB54, #54BBB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE6F5

Lighter +30%#D3C1E7

Lighter +20%#B89DD8

Lighter +10%#9E78CA

Darker −10%#6B3F9D

Darker −20%#523079

Darker −30%#392254

Darker −40%#211330

More saturated +25%#8236D9

Less saturated −25%#86729D

Channel breakdown

R132

G84

B187

Red132 (51.8%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue267.96°

Saturation (HSL)43.1%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 54 · B BB

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