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Recognised as Colour

#8765AE

  • #8765AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8765AE is a violet with RGB values 135, 101, 174 and HSL 268°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8765AE#8765AE
HEX#8765AE
RGBrgb(135, 101, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3961, 0.6824
RGB percentages52.9%, 39.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(267.9, 31.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 42%, 68.2%)
CMYK22.4%, 42%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,873,390
CSS custom property--colour: #8765AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#789A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5373B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B74ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#817181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Plum · ΔE 27.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CAE65
Analogous#6567AE, #AC65AE
Triadic#AE8765, #65AE87
Split complementary#AEAB65, #67AE65
Tetradic#AE6567, #8CAE65, #65AEAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEBF4
Lighter +30%#D5C9E3
Lighter +20%#BBA8D1
Lighter +10%#A186C0
Darker −10%#6E4D93
Darker −20%#553C71
Darker −30%#3C2A50
Darker −40%#23182F
More saturated +25%#8548CB
Less saturated −25%#898291

Channel breakdown

R135
G101
B174
Red135 (52.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue267.95°
Saturation (HSL)31.06%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 65 · B AE

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