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Colour

#875EB1

  • #875EB1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#875EB1 is a violet with RGB values 135, 94, 177 and HSL 270°, 35%, 53%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#875EB1#875EB1
HEX#875EB1
RGBrgb(135, 94, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3686, 0.6941
RGB percentages52.9%, 36.9%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(269.6, 34.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 46.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK23.7%, 46.9%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,871,601
CSS custom property--colour: #875EB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#78A14E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486FB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5271AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#806C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 27Medium orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88B15E
Analogous#5E5EB1, #B15EB1
Triadic#B1875E, #5EB187
Split complementary#B1B15E, #5EB15E
Tetradic#B15E5E, #88B15E, #5EB1B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE7F4
Lighter +30%#D4C5E3
Lighter +20%#BAA3D2
Lighter +10%#A180C2
Darker −10%#6E4894
Darker −20%#543772
Darker −30%#3B274F
Darker −40%#21162D
More saturated +25%#8740CF
Less saturated −25%#877C93

Channel breakdown

R135
G94
B177
Red135 (52.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue269.64°
Saturation (HSL)34.73%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 5E · B B1

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