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Colour

#8D1AFF

  • #8D1AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8D1AFF is a violet with RGB values 141, 26, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8D1AFF#8D1AFF
HEX#8D1AFF
RGBrgb(141, 26, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.102, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 10.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.1, 100%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.1, 89.8%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 89.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,247,487
CSS custom property--colour: #8D1AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#72E500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6E6798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Dark violet · ΔE 19.3Blue · ΔE 22.4Medium blue · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 32.6Fuchsia · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CFF1A
Analogous#1B1AFF, #FF1AFF
Triadic#FF8D1A, #1AFF8D
Split complementary#FEFF1A, #1AFF1B
Tetradic#FF1B1A, #8CFF1A, #1AFEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E6FF
Lighter +30%#D9B3FF
Lighter +20%#C080FF
Lighter +10%#A64DFF
Darker −10%#7400E6
Darker −20%#5A00B3
Darker −30%#400080
Darker −40%#27004D
More saturated +25%#8D1AFF
Less saturated −25%#8D37E2

Channel breakdown

R141
G26
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 1A · B FF

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