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Colour

#8565DE

  • #8565DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#8565DE is a violet with RGB values 133, 101, 222 and HSL 256°, 65%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#8565DE#8565DE
HEX#8565DE
RGBrgb(133, 101, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3961, 0.8706
RGB percentages52.2%, 39.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(255.9, 64.7%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.9, 54.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK40.1%, 54.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,742,366
CSS custom property--colour: #8565DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#7A9A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A7CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3278DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6D7F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.8Medium purple · ΔE 9.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEDE65
Analogous#6582DE, #C265DE
Triadic#DE8565, #65DE85
Split complementary#DEC165, #82DE65
Tetradic#DE6582, #BEDE65, #65DEC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E3F9
Lighter +20%#C8B9F0
Lighter +10%#A68FE7
Darker −10%#643BD5
Darker −20%#4D27B6
Darker −30%#3B1E8C
Darker −40%#291562
More saturated +25%#7A4EF5
Less saturated −25%#907CC7

Channel breakdown

R133
G101
B222
Red133 (52.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue255.87°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 65 · B DE

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