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Colour

#8B42D0

  • #8B42D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8B42D0 is a violet with RGB values 139, 66, 208 and HSL 271°, 60%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8B42D0#8B42D0
HEX#8B42D0
RGBrgb(139, 66, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2588, 0.8157
RGB percentages54.5%, 25.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(270.8, 60.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 68.3%, 81.6%)
CMYK33.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,126,608
CSS custom property--colour: #8B42D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#74BD2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7E6384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.6Medium orchid · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Blue violet · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87D042
Analogous#4442D0, #D042CE
Triadic#D08B42, #42D08B
Split complementary#CED042, #42D044
Tetradic#D04442, #87D042, #42CED0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE5F9
Lighter +30%#D6BDEE
Lighter +20%#BD94E4
Lighter +10%#A46BDA
Darker −10%#712CB3
Darker −20%#57228A
Darker −30%#3E1861
Darker −40%#240E38
More saturated +25%#8C25EE
Less saturated −25%#8A60B3

Channel breakdown

R139
G66
B208
Red139 (54.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue270.85°
Saturation (HSL)60.17%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 42 · B D0

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