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Recognised as Colour

#8843A3

  • #8843A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8843A3 is a violet with RGB values 136, 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

#8843A3#8843A3
HEX#8843A3
RGBrgb(136, 67, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.2627, 0.6392
RGB percentages53.3%, 26.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(283.1, 41.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 58.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK16.6%, 58.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,930,211
CSS custom property--colour: #8843A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#77BC5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#285DA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4263A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#86536Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.2Purple · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EA343
Analogous#5843A3, #A3438E
Triadic#A38843, #43A388
Split complementary#8EA343, #43A358
Tetradic#A35843, #5EA343, #438EA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0C9E9
Lighter +30%#CBA5DA
Lighter +20%#B681CB
Lighter +10%#A15DBC
Darker −10%#6A347F
Darker −20%#4C255B
Darker −30%#2E1637
Darker −40%#0F0812
More saturated +25%#9526C0
Less saturated −25%#7B6086

Channel breakdown

R136
G67
B163
Red136 (53.3%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue283.13°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 43 · B A3

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