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Colour

#86659D

  • #86659D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#86659D is a violet with RGB values 134, 101, 157 and HSL 275°, 22%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#86659D#86659D
HEX#86659D
RGBrgb(134, 101, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.3961, 0.6157
RGB percentages52.5%, 39.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(275.4, 22.2%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 35.7%, 61.6%)
CMYK14.6%, 35.7%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,807,837
CSS custom property--colour: #86659D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#799A62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B709Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#62739Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#846D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Slate grey · ΔE 30.6Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C9D65
Analogous#6A659D, #9D6598
Triadic#9D8665, #659D86
Split complementary#989D65, #659D6A
Tetradic#9D6A65, #7C9D65, #65989D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E2EC
Lighter +30%#CFC3D9
Lighter +20%#B7A3C5
Lighter +10%#9E84B1
Darker −10%#6C517F
Darker −20%#513D5F
Darker −30%#372940
Darker −40%#1C1521
More saturated +25%#8C45BD
Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R134
G101
B157
Red134 (52.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue275.36°
Saturation (HSL)22.22%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 65 · B 9D

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