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Colour

#8747FF

  • #8747FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8747FF is a violet with RGB values 135, 71, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8747FF#8747FF
HEX#8747FF
RGBrgb(135, 71, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2784, 1
RGB percentages52.9%, 27.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(260.9, 100%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 72.2%, 100%)
CMYK47.1%, 72.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,865,791
CSS custom property--colour: #8747FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#78B800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#61789Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium blue · ΔE 25.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3Blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFFF47
Analogous#4763FF, #E347FF
Triadic#FF8747, #47FF87
Split complementary#FFE347, #63FF47
Tetradic#FF4763, #BFFF47, #47FFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE0FF
Lighter +20%#CAADFF
Lighter +10%#A87AFF
Darker −10%#6614FF
Darker −20%#4E00E0
Darker −30%#3C00AD
Darker −40%#2A007A
More saturated +25%#8747FF
Less saturated −25%#8E5EE8

Channel breakdown

R135
G71
B255
Red135 (52.9%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue260.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 47 · B FF

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