Recognised as Colour

#8553CD

#8553CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#8553CD is a violet with RGB values 133, 83, 205 and HSL 265°, 55%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8553CD

RGBrgb(133, 83, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3255, 0.8039

RGB percentages52.2%, 32.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(264.6, 55%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 59.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK35.1%, 59.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,737,741

CSS custom property--colour: #8553CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#7AAC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#066ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#286DCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#756D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.2 Medium purple · ΔE 13.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BCD53

Analogous#535ECD, #C253CD

Triadic#CD8553, #53CD85

Split complementary#CDC253, #5ECD53

Tetradic#CD535E, #9BCD53, #53CDC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F1FB

Lighter +30%#D9CAEF

Lighter +20%#BDA2E4

Lighter +10%#A17BD8

Darker −10%#6B35B8

Darker −20%#542A90

Darker −30%#3D1E69

Darker −40%#261341

More saturated +25%#8037E9

Less saturated −25%#8A6FB1

Channel breakdown

R133

G83

B205

Red133 (52.2%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue264.59°

Saturation (HSL)54.95%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 53 · B CD

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