Colour

#8755F8

#8755F8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8755F8 is a violet with RGB values 135, 85, 248 and HSL 258°, 92%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8755F8

RGBrgb(135, 85, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3333, 0.9725

RGB percentages52.9%, 33.3%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(258.4, 92.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 65.7%, 97.3%)

CMYK45.6%, 65.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,869,368

CSS custom property--colour: #8755F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#78AA07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0074F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#657DA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Dark violet · ΔE 22.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6F855

Analogous#5575F8, #D955F8

Triadic#F88755, #55F887

Split complementary#F8D855, #75F855

Tetradic#F85575, #C6F855, #55F8D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE8FE

Lighter +20%#CCB7FC

Lighter +10%#AA86FA

Darker −10%#6424F6

Darker −20%#4A09DE

Darker −30%#3A07AD

Darker −40%#2A057C

More saturated +25%#844EFF

Less saturated −25%#906BE2

Channel breakdown

R135

G85

B248

Red135 (52.9%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue258.4°

Saturation (HSL)92.09%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 55 · B F8

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