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Recognised as Colour

#8B2ECD

  • #8B2ECD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8B2ECD is a violet with RGB values 139, 46, 205 and HSL 275°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8B2ECD#8B2ECD
HEX#8B2ECD
RGBrgb(139, 46, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1804, 0.8039
RGB percentages54.5%, 18%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(275.1, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK32.2%, 77.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,121,485
CSS custom property--colour: #8B2ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#74D132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7F577Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.2Blue violet · ΔE 11.6Dark violet · ΔE 13.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8Indigo · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70CD2E
Analogous#3B2ECD, #CD2EC0
Triadic#CD8B2E, #2ECD8B
Split complementary#C0CD2E, #2ECD3B
Tetradic#CD3B2E, #70CD2E, #2EC0CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D2F5
Lighter +30%#D0A8EC
Lighter +20%#B97FE2
Lighter +10%#A255D9
Darker −10%#6F25A3
Darker −20%#531B7A
Darker −30%#361250
Darker −40%#1A0926
More saturated +25%#900FEC
Less saturated −25%#864DAE

Channel breakdown

R139
G46
B205
Red139 (54.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue275.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 2E · B CD

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