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Recognised as Colour

#875CD8

  • #875CD8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#875CD8 is a violet with RGB values 135, 92, 216 and HSL 261°, 61%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#875CD8#875CD8
HEX#875CD8
RGBrgb(135, 92, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3608, 0.8471
RGB percentages52.9%, 36.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(260.8, 61.4%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 57.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK37.5%, 57.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,871,128
CSS custom property--colour: #875CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#78A327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1876DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B73D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#747691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.9Slate blue · ΔE 9.2Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADD85C
Analogous#5C6FD8, #C55CD8
Triadic#D8875C, #5CD887
Split complementary#D8C55C, #6FD85C
Tetradic#D85C6F, #ADD85C, #5CD8C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2D7F6
Lighter +20%#C4AEEC
Lighter +10%#A585E2
Darker −10%#6933CE
Darker −20%#5428A6
Darker −30%#3F1E7D
Darker −40%#2A1454
More saturated +25%#7F43F1
Less saturated −25%#8F75BF

Channel breakdown

R135
G92
B216
Red135 (52.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue260.81°
Saturation (HSL)61.39%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 5C · B D8

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