Colour

#8B48DD

#8B48DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8B48DD is a violet with RGB values 139, 72, 221 and HSL 267°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8B48DD

RGBrgb(139, 72, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2824, 0.8667

RGB percentages54.5%, 28.2%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(267, 68.7%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267, 67.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK37.1%, 67.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,128,157

CSS custom property--colour: #8B48DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#74B722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#006CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#796B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2 Blue violet · ΔE 16.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ADD48

Analogous#4850DD, #D548DD

Triadic#DD8B48, #48DD8B

Split complementary#DDD548, #50DD48

Tetradic#DD4850, #9ADD48, #48DDD5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F4FD

Lighter +30%#DDC9F5

Lighter +20%#C29EED

Lighter +10%#A673E5

Darker −10%#7126CC

Darker −20%#591EA1

Darker −30%#411676

Darker −40%#290E4B

More saturated +25%#882DF8

Less saturated −25%#8E63C2

Channel breakdown

R139

G72

B221

Red139 (54.5%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue266.98°

Saturation (HSL)68.66%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 48 · B DD

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