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Recognised as Colour

#8507CB

  • #8507CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8507CB is a violet with RGB values 133, 7, 203 and HSL 279°, 93%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8507CB#8507CB
HEX#8507CB
RGBrgb(133, 7, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.0275, 0.7961
RGB percentages52.2%, 2.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(278.6, 93.3%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 96.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK34.5%, 96.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,718,283
CSS custom property--colour: #8507CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#7AF834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#784C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.9Blue violet · ΔE 7.4Dark orchid · ΔE 14Medium blue · ΔE 24.8Dark blue · ΔE 31.1Indigo · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.93, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DCB07
Analogous#2307CB, #CB07AF
Triadic#CB8507, #07CB85
Split complementary#AFCB07, #07CB23
Tetradic#CB2307, #4DCB07, #07AFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCA2FC
Lighter +30%#C971FA
Lighter +20%#B640F8
Lighter +10%#A40EF7
Darker −10%#65059A
Darker −20%#440468
Darker −30%#240237
Darker −40%#040006
More saturated +25%#8700D2
Less saturated −25%#7E21B1

Channel breakdown

R133
G7
B203
Red133 (52.2%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 07 · B CB

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