Recognised as Colour
#875EDF
- #875EDF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium slateblue
#875EDF is a violet with RGB values 135, 94, 223 and HSL 259°, 67%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.
Colour values
#875EDF#875EDF
HEX#875EDF
RGBrgb(135, 94, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3686, 0.8745
RGB percentages52.9%, 36.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(259.1, 66.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 57.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK39.5%, 57.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,871,647
CSS custom property--colour: #875EDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#78A120
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6DF5E
Analogous#5E76DF, #C75EDF
Triadic#DF875E, #5EDF87
Split complementary#DFC75E, #76DF5E
Tetradic#DF5E76, #B6DF5E, #5EDFC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R135
G94
B223
Red135 (52.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue259.07°
Saturation (HSL)66.84%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 5E · B DF
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