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Colour

#8562CD

  • #8562CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8562CD is a violet with RGB values 133, 98, 205 and HSL 260°, 52%, 59%. 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

#8562CD#8562CD
HEX#8562CD
RGBrgb(133, 98, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3843, 0.8039
RGB percentages52.2%, 38.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(259.6, 51.7%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 52.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.1%, 52.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,741,581
CSS custom property--colour: #8562CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#7A9D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3877D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4175CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#74778Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.4Slate blue · ΔE 8.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AACD62
Analogous#6274CD, #BB62CD
Triadic#CD8562, #62CD85
Split complementary#CDBB62, #74CD62
Tetradic#CD6274, #AACD62, #62CDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DFD6F2
Lighter +20%#C1AFE6
Lighter +10%#A389D9
Darker −10%#673DBF
Darker −20%#533198
Darker −30%#3E2472
Darker −40%#29184B
More saturated +25%#7C48E7
Less saturated −25%#8E7CB3

Channel breakdown

R133
G98
B205
Red133 (52.2%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue259.63°
Saturation (HSL)51.69%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 62 · B CD

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