Colour

#875AB5

#875AB5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#875AB5 is a violet with RGB values 135, 90, 181 and HSL 270°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#875AB5

RGBrgb(135, 90, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3529, 0.7098

RGB percentages52.9%, 35.3%, 71%

HSLhsl(269.7, 38.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 50.3%, 71%)

CMYK25.4%, 50.3%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,870,581

CSS custom property--colour: #875AB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#78A54A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F6DB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C6FB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7F6A7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 16.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88B55A

Analogous#5A5AB5, #B45AB5

Triadic#B5875A, #5AB587

Split complementary#B5B55A, #5AB55A

Tetradic#B55A5A, #88B55A, #5AB5B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE7F4

Lighter +30%#D4C4E4

Lighter +20%#BAA0D5

Lighter +10%#A17DC5

Darker −10%#6E4498

Darker −20%#543475

Darker −30%#3B2551

Darker −40%#21152E

More saturated +25%#873CD3

Less saturated −25%#877897

Channel breakdown

R135

G90

B181

Red135 (52.9%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue269.67°

Saturation (HSL)38.08%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 5A · B B5

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