Colour

#8457B9

#8457B9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8457B9 is a violet with RGB values 132, 87, 185 and HSL 268°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8457B9

RGBrgb(132, 87, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.3412, 0.7255

RGB percentages51.8%, 34.1%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(267.6, 41.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 53%, 72.5%)

CMYK28.6%, 53%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,673,209

CSS custom property--colour: #8457B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#7BA846

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#356CBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#436DB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7A6980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.5 Slate blue · ΔE 12.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CB957

Analogous#575BB9, #B557B9

Triadic#B98457, #57B984

Split complementary#B9B557, #5BB957

Tetradic#B9575B, #8CB957, #57B9B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE7F5

Lighter +30%#D3C3E6

Lighter +20%#B99FD7

Lighter +10%#9E7BC8

Darker −10%#6B419C

Darker −20%#523278

Darker −30%#3A2354

Darker −40%#211430

More saturated +25%#8239D7

Less saturated −25%#86759B

Channel breakdown

R132

G87

B185

Red132 (51.8%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue267.55°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 57 · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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