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Colour

#8740CF

  • #8740CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8740CF is a violet with RGB values 135, 64, 207 and HSL 270°, 60%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8740CF#8740CF
HEX#8740CF
RGBrgb(135, 64, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.251, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.9%, 25.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(269.8, 59.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 69.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK34.8%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,863,951
CSS custom property--colour: #8740CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#78BF30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#786183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88CF40
Analogous#4040CF, #CF40CF
Triadic#CF8740, #40CF87
Split complementary#CFCF40, #40CF40
Tetradic#CF4040, #88CF40, #40CFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE3F8
Lighter +30%#D4BAEE
Lighter +20%#BA92E3
Lighter +10%#A169D9
Darker −10%#6E2CB0
Darker −20%#542287
Darker −30%#3B185E
Darker −40%#210D36
More saturated +25%#8722ED
Less saturated −25%#875EB1

Channel breakdown

R135
G64
B207
Red135 (52.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue269.79°
Saturation (HSL)59.83%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 40 · B CF

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