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Colour

#8B00D6

  • #8B00D6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8B00D6 is a violet with RGB values 139, 0, 214 and HSL 279°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8B00D6#8B00D6
HEX#8B00D6
RGBrgb(139, 0, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.8392
RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(279, 100%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 100%, 83.9%)
CMYK35%, 100%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,718
CSS custom property--colour: #8B00D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#74FF29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7D4F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.8Blue violet · ΔE 7.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Medium blue · ΔE 23.7Fuchsia · ΔE 33.9Magenta · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.83, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BD600
Analogous#2000D6, #D600B6
Triadic#D68B00, #00D68B
Split complementary#B6D600, #00D620
Tetradic#D62000, #4BD600, #00B6D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFA3FF
Lighter +30%#CD70FF
Lighter +20%#BB3DFF
Lighter +10%#A90AFF
Darker −10%#6A00A3
Darker −20%#490070
Darker −30%#28003D
Darker −40%#06000A
More saturated +25%#8B00D6
Less saturated −25%#831BBB

Channel breakdown

R139
G0
B214
Red139 (54.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue278.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B D6

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