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Recognised as Colour

#8528BF

  • #8528BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8528BF is a violet with RGB values 133, 40, 191 and HSL 277°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8528BF#8528BF
HEX#8528BF
RGBrgb(133, 40, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1569, 0.749
RGB percentages52.2%, 15.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(277, 65.4%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 79.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK30.4%, 79.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,726,719
CSS custom property--colour: #8528BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#7AD740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B4F74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.8Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Indigo · ΔE 22.2Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62BF28
Analogous#3928BF, #BF28AE
Triadic#BF8528, #28BF85
Split complementary#ADBF28, #28BF3A
Tetradic#BF3A28, #62BF28, #28AEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC1F2
Lighter +30%#CA97E9
Lighter +20%#B46DE0
Lighter +10%#9E42D8
Darker −10%#681F95
Darker −20%#4A166B
Darker −30%#2D0E40
Darker −40%#100516
More saturated +25%#8C0BDC
Less saturated −25%#7E45A2

Channel breakdown

R133
G40
B191
Red133 (52.2%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue276.95°
Saturation (HSL)65.37%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 28 · B BF

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