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Recognised as Colour

#8C08CF

  • #8C08CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8C08CF is a violet with RGB values 140, 8, 207 and HSL 280°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8C08CF#8C08CF
HEX#8C08CF
RGBrgb(140, 8, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.0314, 0.8118
RGB percentages54.9%, 3.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(279.8, 92.6%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 96.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK32.4%, 96.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,177,295
CSS custom property--colour: #8C08CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#73F730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#804D79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 2.9Blue violet · ΔE 7.1Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Medium blue · ΔE 26Medium orchid · ΔE 31.1Indigo · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 2.91, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BCF08
Analogous#2908CF, #CF08AE
Triadic#CF8C08, #08CF8C
Split complementary#AFCF08, #08CF28
Tetradic#CF2808, #4BCF08, #08AECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFA7FC
Lighter +30%#CD76FA
Lighter +20%#BC45F8
Lighter +10%#AA14F6
Darker −10%#6B069E
Darker −20%#4A046D
Darker −30%#28023C
Darker −40%#07000B
More saturated +25%#8F00D7
Less saturated −25%#8323B4

Channel breakdown

R140
G8
B207
Red140 (54.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue279.8°
Saturation (HSL)92.56%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 08 · B CF

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