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Recognised as Colour

#8527B7

  • #8527B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8527B7 is a violet with RGB values 133, 39, 183 and HSL 279°, 65%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8527B7#8527B7
HEX#8527B7
RGBrgb(133, 39, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1529, 0.7176
RGB percentages52.2%, 15.3%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(279.2, 64.9%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 78.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK27.3%, 78.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,726,455
CSS custom property--colour: #8527B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#7AD848

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7E4B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3Indigo · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 20Dark violet · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59B727
Analogous#3D27B7, #B727A1
Triadic#B78527, #27B785
Split complementary#A1B727, #27B73D
Tetradic#B73D27, #59B727, #27A1B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDBAF0
Lighter +30%#C990E7
Lighter +20%#B466DE
Lighter +10%#A03CD5
Darker −10%#661E8D
Darker −20%#481563
Darker −30%#290C39
Darker −40%#0B030F
More saturated +25%#8D0BD3
Less saturated −25%#7D439B

Channel breakdown

R133
G39
B183
Red133 (52.2%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue279.17°
Saturation (HSL)64.86%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 27 · B B7

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