Colour

#8566AC

#8566AC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8566AC is a violet with RGB values 133, 102, 172 and HSL 267°, 30%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8566AC#8566AC

HEX#8566AC

RGBrgb(133, 102, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4, 0.6745

RGB percentages52.2%, 40%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(266.6, 29.7%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 40.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK22.7%, 40.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,742,572

CSS custom property--colour: #8566AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#7A9953

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5573AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C74AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7F7181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3 Plum · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DAC66

Analogous#666AAC, #A866AC

Triadic#AC8566, #66AC85

Split complementary#ACA866, #6AAC66

Tetradic#AC666A, #8DAC66, #66ACA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEAF4

Lighter +30%#D4C9E2

Lighter +20%#BAA8D0

Lighter +10%#9F87BE

Darker −10%#6C4E91

Darker −20%#533C70

Darker −30%#3A2B4E

Darker −40%#22192D

More saturated +25%#8249CA

Less saturated −25%#88848F

Channel breakdown

R133

G102

B172

Red133 (52.2%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue266.57°

Saturation (HSL)29.66%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 66 · B AC

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