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Recognised as Colour

#8534BF

  • #8534BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8534BF is a violet with RGB values 133, 52, 191 and HSL 275°, 57%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8534BF#8534BF
HEX#8534BF
RGBrgb(133, 52, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2039, 0.749
RGB percentages52.2%, 20.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(275, 57.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 72.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK30.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,729,791
CSS custom property--colour: #8534BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#7ACB40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B5577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.5Indigo · ΔE 21Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EBF34
Analogous#4034BF, #BF34B3
Triadic#BF8534, #34BF85
Split complementary#B3BF34, #34BF3F
Tetradic#BF3F34, #6EBF34, #34B3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2CDF2
Lighter +30%#CBA5E7
Lighter +20%#B47DDC
Lighter +10%#9D55D1
Darker −10%#692997
Darker −20%#4D1E6F
Darker −30%#311347
Darker −40%#15081F
More saturated +25%#8A16DD
Less saturated −25%#8052A1

Channel breakdown

R133
G52
B191
Red133 (52.2%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue274.96°
Saturation (HSL)57.2%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 34 · B BF

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