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Recognised as Colour

#8D03B2

  • #8D03B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D03B2 is a violet with RGB values 141, 3, 178 and HSL 287°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8D03B2#8D03B2
HEX#8D03B2
RGBrgb(141, 3, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0118, 0.698
RGB percentages55.3%, 1.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(287.3, 96.7%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 98.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK20.8%, 98.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,241,522
CSS custom property--colour: #8D03B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#72FC4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8A3C68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Indigo · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28B203
Analogous#3503B2, #B20380
Triadic#B28D03, #03B28D
Split complementary#80B203, #03B235
Tetradic#B23503, #28B203, #0380B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E384FD
Lighter +30%#D852FC
Lighter +20%#CD20FB
Lighter +10%#B504E4
Darker −10%#650280
Darker −20%#3E014E
Darker −30%#16001C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8F00B5
Less saturated −25%#801A9B

Channel breakdown

R141
G3
B178
Red141 (55.3%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue287.31°
Saturation (HSL)96.69%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 03 · B B2

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