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Recognised as Colour

#8555BC

  • #8555BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8555BC is a violet with RGB values 133, 85, 188 and HSL 268°, 43%, 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 Medium purple.

Colour values

#8555BC#8555BC
HEX#8555BC
RGBrgb(133, 85, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3333, 0.7373
RGB percentages52.2%, 33.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(268, 43.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268, 54.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK29.3%, 54.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,738,236
CSS custom property--colour: #8555BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#7AAA43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F6BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F6CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B6980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 11.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CBC55
Analogous#5559BC, #B855BC
Triadic#BC8555, #55BC85
Split complementary#BCB855, #59BC55
Tetradic#BC5559, #8CBC55, #55BCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE7F6
Lighter +30%#D4C3E7
Lighter +20%#BA9ED9
Lighter +10%#9F7ACA
Darker −10%#6C3F9F
Darker −20%#53307B
Darker −30%#3A2256
Darker −40%#211431
More saturated +25%#8337DA
Less saturated −25%#87739E

Channel breakdown

R133
G85
B188
Red133 (52.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue267.96°
Saturation (HSL)43.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 55 · B BC

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