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Recognised as Colour

#8559CE

  • #8559CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#8559CE is a violet with RGB values 133, 89, 206 and HSL 263°, 54%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#8559CE#8559CE
HEX#8559CE
RGBrgb(133, 89, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.349, 0.8078
RGB percentages52.2%, 34.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(262.6, 54.4%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 56.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK35.4%, 56.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,739,278
CSS custom property--colour: #8559CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#7AA631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2071D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#3270CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#75718Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.1Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Royal blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2CE59
Analogous#5968CE, #BF59CE
Triadic#CE8559, #59CE85
Split complementary#CEC059, #67CE59
Tetradic#CE5968, #A2CE59, #59CEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F7FC
Lighter +30%#DCCFF1
Lighter +20%#BFA8E5
Lighter +10%#A280DA
Darker −10%#6A38BC
Darker −20%#532C95
Darker −30%#3D206E
Darker −40%#271546
More saturated +25%#7E3EE9
Less saturated −25%#8C74B3

Channel breakdown

R133
G89
B206
Red133 (52.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue262.56°
Saturation (HSL)54.42%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 59 · B CE

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