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Recognised as Colour

#8C33B8

  • #8C33B8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8C33B8 is a violet with RGB values 140, 51, 184 and HSL 280°, 57%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8C33B8#8C33B8
HEX#8C33B8
RGBrgb(140, 51, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.2, 0.7216
RGB percentages54.9%, 20%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(280.2, 56.6%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 72.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK23.9%, 72.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,188,280
CSS custom property--colour: #8C33B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#73CC47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2161B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#875072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Dark magenta · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1Purple · ΔE 20.1Indigo · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FB833
Analogous#4A33B8, #B833A1
Triadic#B88C33, #33B88C
Split complementary#A1B833, #33B84A
Tetradic#B84A33, #5FB833, #33A1B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2C7F0
Lighter +30%#CE9FE5
Lighter +20%#B978D9
Lighter +10%#A450CE
Darker −10%#6E2890
Darker −20%#4F1D68
Darker −30%#311240
Darker −40%#120718
More saturated +25%#9616D5
Less saturated −25%#82509B

Channel breakdown

R140
G51
B184
Red140 (54.9%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue280.15°
Saturation (HSL)56.6%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 33 · B B8

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