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Recognised as Colour

#8558DB

  • #8558DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8558DB is a violet with RGB values 133, 88, 219 and HSL 261°, 65%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8558DB#8558DB
HEX#8558DB
RGBrgb(133, 88, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3451, 0.8588
RGB percentages52.2%, 34.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(260.6, 64.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 59.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK39.3%, 59.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,739,035
CSS custom property--colour: #8558DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#7AA724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1771D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6F7591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.4Slate blue · ΔE 11.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEDB58
Analogous#586DDB, #C658DB
Triadic#DB8558, #58DB85
Split complementary#DBC758, #6CDB58
Tetradic#DB586D, #AEDB58, #58DBC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1D6F6
Lighter +20%#C2ACED
Lighter +10%#A482E4
Darker −10%#662ED2
Darker −20%#5224A9
Darker −30%#3D1B7F
Darker −40%#291255
More saturated +25%#7D3FF4
Less saturated −25%#8D71C2

Channel breakdown

R133
G88
B219
Red133 (52.2%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue260.61°
Saturation (HSL)64.53%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 58 · B DB

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