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Recognised as Colour

#8504C7

  • #8504C7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8504C7 is a violet with RGB values 133, 4, 199 and HSL 280°, 96%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8504C7#8504C7
HEX#8504C7
RGBrgb(133, 4, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.0157, 0.7804
RGB percentages52.2%, 1.6%, 78%
HSLhsl(279.7, 96.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 98%, 78%)
CMYK33.2%, 98%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,717,511
CSS custom property--colour: #8504C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#7AFB38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#794974no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5.8Blue violet · ΔE 8.6Dark orchid · ΔE 13Medium blue · ΔE 25.9Indigo · ΔE 29.9Medium orchid · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46C704
Analogous#2404C7, #C704A7
Triadic#C78504, #04C785
Split complementary#A7C704, #04C724
Tetradic#C72404, #46C704, #04A7C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DB9AFD
Lighter +30%#CA68FC
Lighter +20%#B836FB
Lighter +10%#A605F9
Darker −10%#640395
Darker −20%#420263
Darker −30%#210131
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8600CB
Less saturated −25%#7D1DAE

Channel breakdown

R133
G4
B199
Red133 (52.2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue279.69°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 04 · B C7

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