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Recognised as Colour

#8C2DB2

  • #8C2DB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8C2DB2 is a violet with RGB values 140, 45, 178 and HSL 283°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8C2DB2#8C2DB2
HEX#8C2DB2
RGBrgb(140, 45, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1765, 0.698
RGB percentages54.9%, 17.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(282.9, 59.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 74.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK21.3%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,186,738
CSS custom property--colour: #8C2DB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#73D24D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#245EAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#884B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Dark magenta · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Purple · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1Indigo · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53B22D
Analogous#4A2DB2, #B22D95
Triadic#B28C2D, #2DB28C
Split complementary#95B22D, #2DB24A
Tetradic#B24A2D, #53B22D, #2D95B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0BDEE
Lighter +30%#CD94E4
Lighter +20%#BA6BDA
Lighter +10%#A743CF
Darker −10%#6C2389
Darker −20%#4C1861
Darker −30%#2C0E38
Darker −40%#0C040F
More saturated +25%#9811CE
Less saturated −25%#804996

Channel breakdown

R140
G45
B178
Red140 (54.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 2D · B B2

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