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Recognised as Colour

#8752AB

  • #8752AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8752AB is a violet with RGB values 135, 82, 171 and HSL 276°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8752AB#8752AB
HEX#8752AB
RGBrgb(135, 82, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3216, 0.6706
RGB percentages52.9%, 32.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(275.7, 35.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 52%, 67.1%)
CMYK21.1%, 52%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,868,523
CSS custom property--colour: #8752AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#78AD54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A67AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A6AA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#826177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76AB52
Analogous#5B52AB, #AB52A3
Triadic#AB8752, #52AB87
Split complementary#A3AB52, #52AB5B
Tetradic#AB5B52, #76AB52, #52A3AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DBEE
Lighter +30%#CEB9DD
Lighter +20%#B796CD
Lighter +10%#9F74BC
Darker −10%#6C4189
Darker −20%#513166
Darker −30%#352044
Darker −40%#1A1021
More saturated +25%#8D32CB
Less saturated −25%#81728B

Channel breakdown

R135
G82
B171
Red135 (52.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue275.73°
Saturation (HSL)35.18%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 52 · B AB

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