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Colour

#8555FF

  • #8555FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8555FF is a violet with RGB values 133, 85, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8555FF#8555FF
HEX#8555FF
RGBrgb(133, 85, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3333, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 33.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.9, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 66.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,738,303
CSS custom property--colour: #8555FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#7AAA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5D7FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.2Medium blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFFF55
Analogous#557AFF, #DA55FF
Triadic#FF8555, #55FF85
Split complementary#FFDA55, #7AFF55
Tetradic#FF557A, #CFFF55, #55FFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EEFF
Lighter +20%#CEBBFF
Lighter +10%#AA88FF
Darker −10%#6022FF
Darker −20%#4300EE
Darker −30%#3500BB
Darker −40%#260088
More saturated +25%#8555FF
Less saturated −25%#8E6AEA

Channel breakdown

R133
G85
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 55 · B FF

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