Colour

#8B3ABF

#8B3ABF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8B3ABF is a violet with RGB values 139, 58, 191 and HSL 277°, 53%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8B3ABF

RGBrgb(139, 58, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2275, 0.749

RGB percentages54.5%, 22.7%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(276.5, 53.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 69.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK27.2%, 69.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,124,543

CSS custom property--colour: #8B3ABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#74C540

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D63BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Tritanopia#835778no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9 Slate blue · ΔE 20.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)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#6EBF3A

Analogous#483ABF, #BF3AB1

Triadic#BF8B3A, #3ABF8B

Split complementary#B1BF3A, #3ABF48

Tetradic#BF483A, #6EBF3A, #3AB1BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6D3F2

Lighter +30%#CFACE6

Lighter +20%#B985DA

Lighter +10%#A25ECE

Darker −10%#6F2E98

Darker −20%#522271

Darker −30%#36164A

Darker −40%#190A23

More saturated +25%#921BDE

Less saturated −25%#8459A0

Channel breakdown

R139

G58

B191

Red139 (54.5%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue276.54°

Saturation (HSL)53.41%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 3A · B BF

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Colour values

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