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Recognised as Colour

#8550F2

  • #8550F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8550F2 is a violet with RGB values 133, 80, 242 and HSL 260°, 86%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8550F2#8550F2
HEX#8550F2
RGBrgb(133, 80, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3137, 0.949
RGB percentages52.2%, 31.4%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(259.6, 86.2%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 66.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK45%, 66.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,737,010
CSS custom property--colour: #8550F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#7AAF0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#65789Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDF250
Analogous#506CF2, #D650F2
Triadic#F28550, #50F285
Split complementary#F2D650, #6CF250
Tetradic#F2506C, #BDF250, #50F2D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8DEFD
Lighter +20%#C7AFF9
Lighter +10%#A67FF6
Darker −10%#6421EE
Darker −20%#4D0FCD
Darker −30%#3B0C9D
Darker −40%#29086E
More saturated +25%#8143FF
Less saturated −25%#8D68DA

Channel breakdown

R133
G80
B242
Red133 (52.2%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue259.63°
Saturation (HSL)86.17%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 50 · B F2

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