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Recognised as Colour

#8553C2

  • #8553C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#8553C2 is a violet with RGB values 133, 83, 194 and HSL 267°, 48%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#8553C2#8553C2
HEX#8553C2
RGBrgb(133, 83, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3255, 0.7608
RGB percentages52.2%, 32.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(267, 47.6%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267, 57.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK31.4%, 57.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,737,730
CSS custom property--colour: #8553C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#7AAC3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#226BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#376CBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#796982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.1Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18Royal blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90C253
Analogous#5358C2, #BD53C2
Triadic#C28553, #53C285
Split complementary#C2BC53, #58C253
Tetradic#C25358, #90C253, #53C2BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EAF7
Lighter +30%#D5C4EA
Lighter +20%#BA9EDD
Lighter +10%#A079CF
Darker −10%#6C3BA7
Darker −20%#532E81
Darker −30%#3B205C
Darker −40%#231336
More saturated +25%#8236DF
Less saturated −25%#8870A5

Channel breakdown

R133
G83
B194
Red133 (52.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue267.03°
Saturation (HSL)47.64%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 53 · B C2

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