Colour

#8C55BD

#8C55BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8C55BD is a violet with RGB values 140, 85, 189 and HSL 272°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8C55BD

RGBrgb(140, 85, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3333, 0.7412

RGB percentages54.9%, 33.3%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(271.7, 44.1%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 55%, 74.1%)

CMYK25.9%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,196,989

CSS custom property--colour: #8C55BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#73AA42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#326DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#446FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#846881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9 Slate blue · ΔE 13.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#86BD55

Analogous#5855BD, #BD55BA

Triadic#BD8C55, #55BD8C

Split complementary#BABD55, #55BD58

Tetradic#BD5855, #86BD55, #55BABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFE8F6

Lighter +30%#D7C3E8

Lighter +20%#BE9EDA

Lighter +10%#A57ACB

Darker −10%#723EA1

Darker −20%#58307C

Darker −30%#3E2257

Darker −40%#241432

More saturated +25%#8E37DB

Less saturated −25%#8A72A0

Channel breakdown

R140

G85

B189

Red140 (54.9%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue271.73°

Saturation (HSL)44.07%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 55 · B BD

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