Recognised as Colour

#8771BD

#8771BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8771BD is a violet with RGB values 135, 113, 189 and HSL 257°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8771BD

RGBrgb(135, 113, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4431, 0.7412

RGB percentages52.9%, 44.3%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(257.4, 36.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 40.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK28.6%, 40.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,876,477

CSS custom property--colour: #8771BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#788E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C7EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F7CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#7C7E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6 Plum · ΔE 26.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A7BD71

Analogous#7181BD, #AD71BD

Triadic#BD8771, #71BD87

Split complementary#BDAD71, #81BD71

Tetradic#BD7181, #A7BD71, #71BDAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFE

Lighter +30%#DFD9EE

Lighter +20%#C2B7DD

Lighter +10%#A494CD

Darker −10%#6A50AB

Darker −20%#553F89

Darker −30%#3F2F66

Darker −40%#291F43

More saturated +25%#7C57D7

Less saturated −25%#928BA3

Channel breakdown

R135

G113

B189

Red135 (52.9%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue257.37°

Saturation (HSL)36.54%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 71 · B BD

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