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Recognised as Colour

#8753DC

  • #8753DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8753DC is a violet with RGB values 135, 83, 220 and HSL 263°, 66%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8753DC#8753DC
HEX#8753DC
RGBrgb(135, 83, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3255, 0.8627
RGB percentages52.9%, 32.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(262.8, 66.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 62.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK38.6%, 62.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,868,828
CSS custom property--colour: #8753DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#78AC23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#016FD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#727290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8DC53
Analogous#5363DC, #CC53DC
Triadic#DC8753, #53DC87
Split complementary#DCCC53, #63DC53
Tetradic#DC5363, #A8DC53, #53DCCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#E0D2F6
Lighter +20%#C2A8ED
Lighter +10%#A57DE5
Darker −10%#6A2BD1
Darker −20%#5422A7
Darker −30%#3F197D
Darker −40%#2A1152
More saturated +25%#8139F6
Less saturated −25%#8D6DC2

Channel breakdown

R135
G83
B220
Red135 (52.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue262.77°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 53 · B DC

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