Recognised as Colour

#8550F4

#8550F4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8550F4 is a violet with RGB values 133, 80, 244 and HSL 259°, 88%, 64%. 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

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HEX#8550F4

RGBrgb(133, 80, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3137, 0.9569

RGB percentages52.2%, 31.4%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(259.4, 88.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 67.2%, 95.7%)

CMYK45.5%, 67.2%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,737,012

CSS custom property--colour: #8550F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#7AAF0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0070F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#64799Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 17 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 21.1 Slate blue · ΔE 27.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BFF450

Analogous#506DF4, #D750F4

Triadic#F48550, #50F485

Split complementary#F4D750, #6DF450

Tetradic#F4506D, #BFF450, #50F4D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E0FD

Lighter +20%#C8B0FA

Lighter +10%#A680F7

Darker −10%#6420F1

Darker −20%#4C0DD1

Darker −30%#3B0AA1

Darker −40%#290771

More saturated +25%#8145FF

Less saturated −25%#8D67DD

Channel breakdown

R133

G80

B244

Red133 (52.2%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue259.39°

Saturation (HSL)88.17%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 50 · B F4

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