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Recognised as Colour

#8743A3

  • #8743A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8743A3 is a violet with RGB values 135, 67, 163 and HSL 283°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8743A3#8743A3
HEX#8743A3
RGBrgb(135, 67, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2627, 0.6392
RGB percentages52.9%, 26.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(282.5, 41.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 58.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK17.2%, 58.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,864,675
CSS custom property--colour: #8743A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#78BC5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#285CA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#4262A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#85536Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.9Purple · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FA343
Analogous#5743A3, #A3438F
Triadic#A38743, #43A387
Split complementary#8FA343, #43A357
Tetradic#A35743, #5FA343, #438FA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0C9E9
Lighter +30%#CBA5DA
Lighter +20%#B581CB
Lighter +10%#A05DBC
Darker −10%#69347F
Darker −20%#4B255B
Darker −30%#2D1637
Darker −40%#0F0812
More saturated +25%#9326C0
Less saturated −25%#7B6086

Channel breakdown

R135
G67
B163
Red135 (52.9%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue282.5°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 43 · B A3

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