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Colour

#8C3DC0

  • #8C3DC0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8C3DC0 is a violet with RGB values 140, 61, 192 and HSL 276°, 52%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8C3DC0#8C3DC0
HEX#8C3DC0
RGBrgb(140, 61, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.2392, 0.7529
RGB percentages54.9%, 23.9%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(276.2, 51.8%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 68.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK27.1%, 68.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,190,848
CSS custom property--colour: #8C3DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#73C23F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2265BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#84597Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 14Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71C03D
Analogous#4A3DC0, #C03DB3
Triadic#C08C3D, #3DC08C
Split complementary#B3C03D, #3DC04A
Tetradic#C04A3D, #71C03D, #3DB3C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D7F2
Lighter +30%#D1B0E6
Lighter +20%#BA89DA
Lighter +10%#A363CD
Darker −10%#703199
Darker −20%#542473
Darker −30%#37184C
Darker −40%#1B0C25
More saturated +25%#931DE0
Less saturated −25%#855DA0

Channel breakdown

R140
G61
B192
Red140 (54.9%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue276.18°
Saturation (HSL)51.78%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 3D · B C0

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