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Recognised as Colour

#8B2EC6

  • #8B2EC6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8B2EC6 is a violet with RGB values 139, 46, 198 and HSL 277°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8B2EC6#8B2EC6
HEX#8B2EC6
RGBrgb(139, 46, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1804, 0.7765
RGB percentages54.5%, 18%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(276.7, 62.3%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 76.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK29.8%, 76.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,121,478
CSS custom property--colour: #8B2EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#74D139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#815479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 4Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1Indigo · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 3.98, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69C62E
Analogous#3F2EC6, #C62EB5
Triadic#C68B2E, #2EC68B
Split complementary#B5C62E, #2EC63F
Tetradic#C63F2E, #69C62E, #2EB5C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4CDF3
Lighter +30%#CEA3EA
Lighter +20%#B87AE0
Lighter +10%#A251D6
Darker −10%#6E249D
Darker −20%#511B73
Darker −30%#34114A
Darker −40%#170820
More saturated +25%#9210E4
Less saturated −25%#844DA8

Channel breakdown

R139
G46
B198
Red139 (54.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue276.71°
Saturation (HSL)62.3%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 2E · B C6

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