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Recognised as Colour

#8713CE

  • #8713CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8713CE is a violet with RGB values 135, 19, 206 and HSL 277°, 83%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8713CE#8713CE
HEX#8713CE
RGBrgb(135, 19, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.0745, 0.8078
RGB percentages52.9%, 7.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(277.2, 83.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 90.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK34.5%, 90.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,852,430
CSS custom property--colour: #8713CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#78EC31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#7A4F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5.2Blue violet · ΔE 6.4Dark orchid · ΔE 13Medium blue · ΔE 25.3Medium orchid · ΔE 30.3Indigo · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ACE13
Analogous#2A13CE, #CE13B7
Triadic#CE8713, #13CE87
Split complementary#B8CE13, #13CE29
Tetradic#CE2913, #5ACE13, #13B7CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFB5F8
Lighter +30%#CA86F4
Lighter +20%#B657F0
Lighter +10%#A129EB
Darker −10%#680F9F
Darker −20%#4A0A71
Darker −30%#2B0642
Darker −40%#0D0213
More saturated +25%#8C00E1
Less saturated −25%#802FB2

Channel breakdown

R135
G19
B206
Red135 (52.9%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue277.22°
Saturation (HSL)83.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 13 · B CE

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