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Recognised as Colour

#8569BC

  • #8569BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8569BC is a violet with RGB values 133, 105, 188 and HSL 260°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8569BC#8569BC
HEX#8569BC
RGBrgb(133, 105, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4118, 0.7373
RGB percentages52.2%, 41.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(260.2, 38.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 44.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK29.3%, 44.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,743,356
CSS custom property--colour: #8569BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#7A9643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5178BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5677BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7A7889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0BC69
Analogous#6977BC, #AE69BC
Triadic#BC8569, #69BC85
Split complementary#BCAF69, #76BC69
Tetradic#BC6977, #A0BC69, #69BCAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F6FB
Lighter +30%#DBD3EB
Lighter +20%#BEB0DB
Lighter +10%#A28CCC
Darker −10%#6A4BA7
Darker −20%#543B84
Darker −30%#3D2B61
Darker −40%#271B3E
More saturated +25%#7C4ED7
Less saturated −25%#8E84A1

Channel breakdown

R133
G105
B188
Red133 (52.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue260.24°
Saturation (HSL)38.25%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 69 · B BC

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