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Colour

#8756A4

  • #8756A4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8756A4 is a violet with RGB values 135, 86, 164 and HSL 278°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8756A4#8756A4
HEX#8756A4
RGBrgb(135, 86, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3373, 0.6431
RGB percentages52.9%, 33.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(277.7, 31.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 47.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK17.7%, 47.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,869,540
CSS custom property--colour: #8756A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 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#666666
Inverted#78A95B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4568A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#526BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#846275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 27.1Purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73A456
Analogous#6056A4, #A4569A
Triadic#A48756, #56A487
Split complementary#9AA456, #56A460
Tetradic#A46056, #73A456, #569AA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DAEC
Lighter +30%#CEB9DA
Lighter +20%#B697C9
Lighter +10%#9F76B7
Darker −10%#6B4483
Darker −20%#503361
Darker −30%#342140
Darker −40%#19101E
More saturated +25%#8F37C3
Less saturated −25%#7F7585

Channel breakdown

R135
G86
B164
Red135 (52.9%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue277.69°
Saturation (HSL)31.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 56 · B A4

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