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Recognised as Colour

#8553FC

  • #8553FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8553FC is a violet with RGB values 133, 83, 252 and HSL 258°, 97%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8553FC#8553FC
HEX#8553FC
RGBrgb(133, 83, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3255, 0.9882
RGB percentages52.2%, 32.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(257.8, 96.6%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 67.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK47.2%, 67.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,737,788
CSS custom property--colour: #8553FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#7AAC03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5F7DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.8Medium orchid · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAFC53
Analogous#5376FC, #D953FC
Triadic#FC8553, #53FC85
Split complementary#FCDA53, #75FC53
Tetradic#FC5376, #CAFC53, #53FCD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E9FF
Lighter +20%#CCB7FE
Lighter +10%#A985FD
Darker −10%#6121FB
Darker −20%#4704E5
Darker −30%#3703B3
Darker −40%#280281
More saturated +25%#8450FF
Less saturated −25%#8E69E6

Channel breakdown

R133
G83
B252
Red133 (52.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue257.75°
Saturation (HSL)96.57%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 53 · B FC

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