Colour

#8560FF

#8560FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8560FF is a blue with RGB values 133, 96, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8560FF#8560FF

HEX#8560FF

RGBrgb(133, 96, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3765, 1

RGB percentages52.2%, 37.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(254, 100%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254, 62.4%, 100%)

CMYK47.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,741,119

CSS custom property--colour: #8560FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#7A9F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0079FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5C86A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.3 Dark violet · ΔE 27.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAFF60

Analogous#608BFF, #D460FF

Triadic#FF8560, #60FF85

Split complementary#FFD460, #8BFF60

Tetradic#FF608B, #DAFF60, #60FFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF9FF

Lighter +20%#D3C6FF

Lighter +10%#AC93FF

Darker −10%#5E2DFF

Darker −20%#3A00F9

Darker −30%#2E00C6

Darker −40%#220093

More saturated +25%#8560FF

Less saturated −25%#9074EB

Channel breakdown

R133

G96

B255

Red133 (52.2%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue253.96°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 60 · B FF

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