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Recognised as Colour

#8735EC

  • #8735EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8735EC is a violet with RGB values 135, 53, 236 and HSL 267°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8735EC#8735EC
HEX#8735EC
RGBrgb(135, 53, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2078, 0.9255
RGB percentages52.9%, 20.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(266.9, 82.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 77.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK42.8%, 77.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,861,164
CSS custom property--colour: #8735EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#78CA13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6D6890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 3.8Dark violet · ΔE 11.8Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium blue · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.9Medium orchid · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 3.78, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AEC35
Analogous#353EEC, #E335EC
Triadic#EC8735, #35EC87
Split complementary#ECE335, #3FEC35
Tetradic#EC353E, #9AEC35, #35ECE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6EFFE
Lighter +30%#DAC1F9
Lighter +20%#BE92F5
Lighter +10%#A364F0
Darker −10%#6D14DA
Darker −20%#5510AB
Darker −30%#3E0C7C
Darker −40%#27074E
More saturated +25%#8522FF
Less saturated −25%#8A51D0

Channel breakdown

R135
G53
B236
Red135 (52.9%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue266.89°
Saturation (HSL)82.81%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 35 · B EC

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