Colour

#8B46BD

#8B46BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8B46BD is a violet with RGB values 139, 70, 189 and HSL 275°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8B46BD

RGBrgb(139, 70, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2745, 0.7412

RGB percentages54.5%, 27.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(274.8, 47.4%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 63%, 74.1%)

CMYK26.5%, 63%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,127,613

CSS custom property--colour: #8B46BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#74B942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3268BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#835E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9 Slate blue · ΔE 15.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3 Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#78BD46

Analogous#5046BD, #BD46B3

Triadic#BD8B46, #46BD8B

Split complementary#B3BD46, #46BD50

Tetradic#BD5046, #78BD46, #46B3BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9DCF3

Lighter +30%#D2B7E5

Lighter +20%#BA91D8

Lighter +10%#A36CCA

Darker −10%#703799

Darker −20%#542974

Darker −30%#391C4E

Darker −40%#1E0E29

More saturated +25%#9027DC

Less saturated −25%#86659E

Channel breakdown

R139

G70

B189

Red139 (54.5%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue274.79°

Saturation (HSL)47.41%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 46 · B BD

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