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Recognised as Colour

#8532D3

  • #8532D3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8532D3 is a violet with RGB values 133, 50, 211 and HSL 271°, 65%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8532D3#8532D3
HEX#8532D3
RGBrgb(133, 50, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.1961, 0.8275
RGB percentages52.2%, 19.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(270.9, 64.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 76.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK37%, 76.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,729,299
CSS custom property--colour: #8532D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#7ACD2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#745C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.3Blue violet · ΔE 9.6Dark violet · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.8Indigo · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80D332
Analogous#3432D3, #D332D1
Triadic#D38532, #32D385
Split complementary#D1D332, #32D334
Tetradic#D33532, #80D332, #32D1D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9DAF7
Lighter +30%#D0B0EE
Lighter +20%#B786E5
Lighter +10%#9E5CDC
Darker −10%#6B25AD
Darker −20%#511C83
Darker −30%#371359
Darker −40%#1D0A2F
More saturated +25%#8613F2
Less saturated −25%#8451B4

Channel breakdown

R133
G50
B211
Red133 (52.2%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue270.93°
Saturation (HSL)64.66%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 32 · B D3

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