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Recognised as Colour

#8C1FBB

  • #8C1FBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8C1FBB is a violet with RGB values 140, 31, 187 and HSL 282°, 72%, 43%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#8C1FBB#8C1FBB
HEX#8C1FBB
RGBrgb(140, 31, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1216, 0.7333
RGB percentages54.9%, 12.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(281.9, 71.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 83.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK25.1%, 83.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,183,163
CSS custom property--colour: #8C1FBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#73E044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Tritanopia#864870no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.4Dark violet · ΔE 15.9Blue violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1Indigo · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EBB1F
Analogous#3E1FBB, #BB1F9C
Triadic#BB8C1F, #1FBB8C
Split complementary#9CBB1F, #1FBB3E
Tetradic#BB3E1F, #4EBB1F, #1F9CBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0B4F2
Lighter +30%#CD88EB
Lighter +20%#BB5CE4
Lighter +10%#A930DD
Darker −10%#6B188F
Darker −20%#4A1064
Darker −30%#2A0938
Darker −40%#09020C
More saturated +25%#9704D6
Less saturated −25%#813AA0

Channel breakdown

R140
G31
B187
Red140 (54.9%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue281.92°
Saturation (HSL)71.56%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 1F · B BB

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