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Recognised as Colour

#8D12B4

  • #8D12B4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D12B4 is a violet with RGB values 141, 18, 180 and HSL 286°, 82%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8D12B4#8D12B4
HEX#8D12B4
RGBrgb(141, 18, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0706, 0.7059
RGB percentages55.3%, 7.1%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(285.6, 81.8%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 90%, 70.6%)
CMYK21.7%, 90%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,245,364
CSS custom property--colour: #8D12B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#72ED4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8A416Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.7Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Indigo · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39B412
Analogous#3C12B4, #B4128A
Triadic#B48D12, #12B48D
Split complementary#8AB412, #12B43C
Tetradic#B43C12, #39B412, #128AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E09DF5
Lighter +30%#D16EF1
Lighter +20%#C340EC
Lighter +10%#B117E2
Darker −10%#690D86
Darker −20%#440957
Darker −30%#200429
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9600C6
Less saturated −25%#802B9B

Channel breakdown

R141
G18
B180
Red141 (55.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue285.56°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 12 · B B4

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