Colour

#8B63AA

#8B63AA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8B63AA is a violet with RGB values 139, 99, 170 and HSL 274°, 29%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8B63AA

RGBrgb(139, 99, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3882, 0.6667

RGB percentages54.5%, 38.8%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(273.8, 29.5%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 41.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK18.2%, 41.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,135,018

CSS custom property--colour: #8B63AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#749C55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5472ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D74A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#876E7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4 Slate blue · ΔE 26.7 Plum · ΔE 26.8 Orchid · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82AA63

Analogous#6863AA, #AA63A5

Triadic#AA8B63, #63AA8B

Split complementary#A6AA63, #63AA68

Tetradic#AA6863, #82AA63, #63A5AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE7F2

Lighter +30%#D5C6E0

Lighter +20%#BCA5CE

Lighter +10%#A484BC

Darker −10%#714D8D

Darker −20%#573B6C

Darker −30%#3C294B

Darker −40%#22172A

More saturated +25%#8F45C8

Less saturated −25%#87818C

Channel breakdown

R139

G99

B170

Red139 (54.5%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue273.8°

Saturation (HSL)29.46%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 63 · B AA

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