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Recognised as Colour

#8955D0

  • #8955D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#8955D0 is a violet with RGB values 137, 85, 208 and HSL 265°, 57%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#8955D0#8955D0
HEX#8955D0
RGBrgb(137, 85, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3333, 0.8157
RGB percentages53.7%, 33.3%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(265.4, 56.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 59.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK34.1%, 59.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,000,400
CSS custom property--colour: #8955D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#76AA2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E70D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D70CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7A6F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.9Medium purple · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CD055
Analogous#555ED0, #C755D0
Triadic#D08955, #55D089
Split complementary#D0C755, #5ED055
Tetradic#D0555E, #9CD055, #55D0C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F5FC
Lighter +30%#DCCDF1
Lighter +20%#C0A5E6
Lighter +10%#A57DDB
Darker −10%#6E34BE
Darker −20%#572996
Darker −30%#401E6E
Darker −40%#291346
More saturated +25%#853AEB
Less saturated −25%#8D70B5

Channel breakdown

R137
G85
B208
Red137 (53.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue265.37°
Saturation (HSL)56.68%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 55 · B D0

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