Colour

#8573BC

#8573BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8573BC is a blue with RGB values 133, 115, 188 and HSL 255°, 35%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8573BC#8573BC

HEX#8573BC

RGBrgb(133, 115, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.451, 0.7373

RGB percentages52.2%, 45.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(254.8, 35.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 38.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK29.3%, 38.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,745,916

CSS custom property--colour: #8573BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#7A8C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E7FBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#617DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Tritanopia#79808Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 26.4 Plum · ΔE 26.5 Steel blue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AABC73

Analogous#7385BC, #AA73BC

Triadic#BC8573, #73BC85

Split complementary#BCAA73, #85BC73

Tetradic#BC7385, #AABC73, #73BCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFE

Lighter +30%#DFDAEE

Lighter +20%#C1B8DD

Lighter +10%#A395CD

Darker −10%#6752AA

Darker −20%#534188

Darker −30%#3E3165

Darker −40%#292043

More saturated +25%#7859D6

Less saturated −25%#928DA2

Channel breakdown

R133

G115

B188

Red133 (52.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue254.79°

Saturation (HSL)35.27%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 73 · B BC

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