Colour

#8566BB

#8566BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8566BB is a violet with RGB values 133, 102, 187 and HSL 262°, 38%, 57%. 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

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HEX#8566BB

RGBrgb(133, 102, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4, 0.7333

RGB percentages52.2%, 40%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(261.9, 38.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 45.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK28.9%, 45.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,742,587

CSS custom property--colour: #8566BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#7A9944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D76BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5375B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7A7587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.6 Slate blue · ΔE 18.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8 Royal blue · ΔE 25.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CBB66

Analogous#6671BB, #B066BB

Triadic#BB8566, #66BB85

Split complementary#BBB066, #71BB66

Tetradic#BB6671, #9CBB66, #66BBB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F3FA

Lighter +30%#D9D0EA

Lighter +20%#BDADDA

Lighter +10%#A189CB

Darker −10%#6B49A5

Darker −20%#543A81

Darker −30%#3D2A5E

Darker −40%#261A3B

More saturated +25%#7E4AD7

Less saturated −25%#8C829F

Channel breakdown

R133

G102

B187

Red133 (52.2%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue261.88°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 66 · B BB

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