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Colour

#8515FF

  • #8515FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8515FF is a violet with RGB values 133, 21, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8515FF#8515FF
HEX#8515FF
RGBrgb(133, 21, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.0824, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 8.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.7, 100%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 91.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 91.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,721,919
CSS custom property--colour: #8515FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#7AEA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5F6797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Blue · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.2Medium blue · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6Fuchsia · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FFF15
Analogous#151AFF, #FA15FF
Triadic#FF8515, #15FF85
Split complementary#FFFA15, #1AFF15
Tetradic#FF151A, #8FFF15, #15FFFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE1FF
Lighter +30%#D5AEFF
Lighter +20%#BA7BFF
Lighter +10%#A048FF
Darker −10%#6C00E1
Darker −20%#5300AE
Darker −30%#3B007B
Darker −40%#220048
More saturated +25%#8515FF
Less saturated −25%#8632E2

Channel breakdown

R133
G21
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 15 · B FF

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