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Recognised as Colour

#8500CF

  • #8500CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8500CF is a violet with RGB values 133, 0, 207 and HSL 279°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8500CF#8500CF
HEX#8500CF
RGBrgb(133, 0, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.2%, 0%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(278.6, 100%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 100%, 81.2%)
CMYK35.7%, 100%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,716,495
CSS custom property--colour: #8500CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#7AFF30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#774D79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.2Blue violet · ΔE 7Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium blue · ΔE 23.4Dark blue · ΔE 32.5Medium orchid · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.21, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4ACF00
Analogous#1E00CF, #CF00B1
Triadic#CF8500, #00CF85
Split complementary#B1CF00, #00CF1E
Tetradic#CF1E00, #4ACF00, #00B1CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DC9CFF
Lighter +30%#C969FF
Lighter +20%#B736FF
Lighter +10%#A503FF
Darker −10%#64009C
Darker −20%#430069
Darker −30%#230036
Darker −40%#020003
More saturated +25%#8500CF
Less saturated −25%#7E1AB5

Channel breakdown

R133
G0
B207
Red133 (52.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue278.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 00 · B CF

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