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Recognised as Colour

#8544CB

  • #8544CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8544CB is a violet with RGB values 133, 68, 203 and HSL 269°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8544CB#8544CB
HEX#8544CB
RGBrgb(133, 68, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2667, 0.7961
RGB percentages52.2%, 26.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(268.9, 56.5%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 66.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK34.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,733,899
CSS custom property--colour: #8544CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#7ABB34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#776382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ACB44
Analogous#4446CB, #C944CB
Triadic#CB8544, #44CB85
Split complementary#CBC944, #46CB44
Tetradic#CB4446, #8ACB44, #44CBC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE4F7
Lighter +30%#D3BCEC
Lighter +20%#B994E1
Lighter +10%#9F6CD6
Darker −10%#6C30AC
Darker −20%#532584
Darker −30%#3A1A5C
Darker −40%#210F34
More saturated +25%#8426E9
Less saturated −25%#8662AD

Channel breakdown

R133
G68
B203
Red133 (52.2%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue268.89°
Saturation (HSL)56.49%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 44 · B CB

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