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Recognised as Colour

#8750BB

  • #8750BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8750BB is a violet with RGB values 135, 80, 187 and HSL 271°, 44%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8750BB#8750BB
HEX#8750BB
RGBrgb(135, 80, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3137, 0.7333
RGB percentages52.9%, 31.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(270.8, 44%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 57.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK27.8%, 57.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,868,027
CSS custom property--colour: #8750BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#78AF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2669BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C6AB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7E657Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Medium orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84BB50
Analogous#5250BB, #BB50B9
Triadic#BB8750, #50BB87
Split complementary#B9BB50, #50BB52
Tetradic#BB5250, #84BB50, #50B9BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE3F4
Lighter +30%#D3BEE6
Lighter +20%#B999D8
Lighter +10%#A075C9
Darker −10%#6D3C9C
Darker −20%#542E77
Darker −30%#3A2052
Darker −40%#20122D
More saturated +25%#8832D9
Less saturated −25%#866E9D

Channel breakdown

R135
G80
B187
Red135 (52.9%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue270.84°
Saturation (HSL)44.03%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 50 · B BB

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