Colour

#8501FF

#8501FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#8501FF is a violet with RGB values 133, 1, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#8501FF#8501FF

HEX#8501FF

RGBrgb(133, 1, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.0039, 1

RGB percentages52.2%, 0.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.2, 100%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 99.6%, 100%)

CMYK47.8%, 99.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,716,799

CSS custom property--colour: #8501FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#7AFE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5F6596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.1 Dark violet · ΔE 23 Medium blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 37 Fuchsia · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 18.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BFF01

Analogous#0601FF, #FF01FA

Triadic#FF8501, #01FF85

Split complementary#FAFF01, #01FF06

Tetradic#FF0601, #7BFF01, #01FAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7CDFF

Lighter +30%#CE9AFF

Lighter +20%#B667FF

Lighter +10%#9D34FF

Darker −10%#6B00CD

Darker −20%#50009A

Darker −30%#360067

Darker −40%#1B0034

More saturated +25%#8501FF

Less saturated −25%#8421DF

Channel breakdown

R133

B255

Red133 (52.2%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 01 · B FF

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