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Recognised as Colour

#8561D2

  • #8561D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8561D2 is a violet with RGB values 133, 97, 210 and HSL 259°, 56%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8561D2#8561D2
HEX#8561D2
RGBrgb(133, 97, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3804, 0.8235
RGB percentages52.2%, 38%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(259.1, 55.7%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 53.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK36.7%, 53.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,741,330
CSS custom property--colour: #8561D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#7A9E2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3077D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A75CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#737890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.8Slate blue · ΔE 7.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AED261
Analogous#6175D2, #BE61D2
Triadic#D28561, #61D285
Split complementary#D2BE61, #75D261
Tetradic#D26175, #AED261, #61D2BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1D8F4
Lighter +20%#C2B0E9
Lighter +10%#A489DD
Darker −10%#6639C7
Darker −20%#522DA0
Darker −30%#3D2278
Darker −40%#291750
More saturated +25%#7C48EB
Less saturated −25%#8E7AB9

Channel breakdown

R133
G97
B210
Red133 (52.2%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue259.12°
Saturation (HSL)55.67%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 61 · B D2

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