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Recognised as Colour

#8538AF

  • #8538AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8538AF is a violet with RGB values 133, 56, 175 and HSL 279°, 52%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8538AF#8538AF
HEX#8538AF
RGBrgb(133, 56, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2196, 0.6863
RGB percentages52.2%, 22%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(278.8, 51.5%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 68%, 68.6%)
CMYK24%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,730,799
CSS custom property--colour: #8538AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#7AC750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#295EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#80516Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.9Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9Purple · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62AF38
Analogous#4A38AF, #AF389D
Triadic#AF8538, #38AF85
Split complementary#9DAF38, #38AF4A
Tetradic#AF4A38, #62AF38, #389DAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC6ED
Lighter +30%#CAA0E0
Lighter +20%#B479D4
Lighter +10%#9E52C8
Darker −10%#682C88
Darker −20%#4A1F62
Darker −30%#2D133B
Darker −40%#100714
More saturated +25%#8D1BCC
Less saturated −25%#7D5592

Channel breakdown

R133
G56
B175
Red133 (52.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue278.82°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 38 · B AF

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