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Recognised as Colour

#8C3FA0

  • #8C3FA0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8C3FA0 is a violet with RGB values 140, 63, 160 and HSL 288°, 43%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8C3FA0#8C3FA0
HEX#8C3FA0
RGBrgb(140, 63, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.2471, 0.6275
RGB percentages54.9%, 24.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(287.6, 43.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 60.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK12.5%, 60.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,191,328
CSS custom property--colour: #8C3FA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#73C05F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#275BA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#45639Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8C4F69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.5Purple · ΔE 15.8Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53A03F
Analogous#5B3FA0, #A03F84
Triadic#A08C3F, #3FA08C
Split complementary#84A03F, #3FA05B
Tetradic#A05B3F, #53A03F, #3F84A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0C3E8
Lighter +30%#CD9FD9
Lighter +20%#BA7ACB
Lighter +10%#A756BC
Darker −10%#6C317B
Darker −20%#4C2257
Darker −30%#2C1432
Darker −40%#0C050E
More saturated +25%#9C23BC
Less saturated −25%#7C5B84

Channel breakdown

R140
G63
B160
Red140 (54.9%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue287.63°
Saturation (HSL)43.5%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 3F · B A0

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