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Recognised as Colour

#8603CD

  • #8603CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8603CD is a violet with RGB values 134, 3, 205 and HSL 279°, 97%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8603CD#8603CD
HEX#8603CD
RGBrgb(134, 3, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.0118, 0.8039
RGB percentages52.5%, 1.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(278.9, 97.1%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 98.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK34.6%, 98.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,782,797
CSS custom property--colour: #8603CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#79FC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#794C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.1Blue violet · ΔE 7.1Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium blue · ΔE 24.4Dark blue · ΔE 32Medium orchid · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.11, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4ACD03
Analogous#2103CD, #CD03AF
Triadic#CD8603, #03CD86
Split complementary#AFCD03, #03CD21
Tetradic#CD2103, #4ACD03, #03AFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DC9EFE
Lighter +30%#CA6CFD
Lighter +20%#B83AFC
Lighter +10%#A608FB
Darker −10%#65029B
Darker −20%#440268
Darker −30%#230136
Darker −40%#030004
More saturated +25%#8700D0
Less saturated −25%#7E1DB3

Channel breakdown

R134
G3
B205
Red134 (52.5%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue278.91°
Saturation (HSL)97.12%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 03 · B CD

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