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Recognised as Colour

#8765CC

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

#8765CC is a violet with RGB values 135, 101, 204 and HSL 260°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8765CC#8765CC
HEX#8765CC
RGBrgb(135, 101, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.3961, 0.8
RGB percentages52.9%, 39.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(259.8, 50.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 50.5%, 80%)
CMYK33.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,873,420
CSS custom property--colour: #8765CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#789A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F79D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4777CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#78798Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.7Slate blue · ΔE 10.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.73, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AACC65
Analogous#6577CC, #BA65CC
Triadic#CC8765, #65CC87
Split complementary#CCBA65, #77CC65
Tetradic#CC6577, #AACC65, #65CCBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E1D8F2
Lighter +20%#C3B2E5
Lighter +10%#A58BD9
Darker −10%#693FBF
Darker −20%#543398
Darker −30%#3F2672
Darker −40%#2A194C
More saturated +25%#7E4BE6
Less saturated −25%#907FB2

Channel breakdown

R135
G101
B204
Red135 (52.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue259.81°
Saturation (HSL)50.24%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 65 · B CC

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