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Recognised as Colour

#8D1AB7

  • #8D1AB7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D1AB7 is a violet with RGB values 141, 26, 183 and HSL 284°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8D1AB7#8D1AB7
HEX#8D1AB7
RGBrgb(141, 26, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.102, 0.7176
RGB percentages55.3%, 10.2%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(283.9, 75.1%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 85.8%, 71.8%)
CMYK23%, 85.8%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,247,415
CSS custom property--colour: #8D1AB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#72E548

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Tritanopia#89446Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.5Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Indigo · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44B71A
Analogous#3E1AB7, #B71A93
Triadic#B78D1A, #1AB78D
Split complementary#93B71A, #1AB73E
Tetradic#B73E1A, #44B71A, #1A93B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFAAF3
Lighter +30%#CF7DED
Lighter +20%#BE51E6
Lighter +10%#AE24E0
Darker −10%#6B148A
Darker −20%#480D5E
Darker −30%#260731
Darker −40%#030104
More saturated +25%#9900D1
Less saturated −25%#81349D

Channel breakdown

R141
G26
B183
Red141 (55.3%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue283.95°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 1A · B B7

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