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Recognised as Colour

#8518BE

  • #8518BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8518BE is a violet with RGB values 133, 24, 190 and HSL 279°, 78%, 42%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#8518BE#8518BE
HEX#8518BE
RGBrgb(133, 24, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.0941, 0.7451
RGB percentages52.2%, 9.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(279.4, 77.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 87.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK30%, 87.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,722,622
CSS custom property--colour: #8518BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#7AE741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7C4971no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.5Dark violet · ΔE 12.4Blue violet · ΔE 13.4Indigo · ΔE 24.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Dark magenta · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51BE18
Analogous#3218BE, #BE18A4
Triadic#BE8518, #18BE85
Split complementary#A4BE18, #18BE32
Tetradic#BE3218, #51BE18, #18A4BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCADF5
Lighter +30%#C980EF
Lighter +20%#B653E9
Lighter +10%#A225E4
Darker −10%#651291
Darker −20%#460D63
Darker −30%#260736
Darker −40%#060109
More saturated +25%#8D00D6
Less saturated −25%#7D33A3

Channel breakdown

R133
G24
B190
Red133 (52.2%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue279.4°
Saturation (HSL)77.57%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 18 · B BE

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