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Recognised as Colour

#8D1BDF

  • #8D1BDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8D1BDF is a violet with RGB values 141, 27, 223 and HSL 275°, 78%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8D1BDF#8D1BDF
HEX#8D1BDF
RGBrgb(141, 27, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1059, 0.8745
RGB percentages55.3%, 10.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(274.9, 78.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 87.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK36.8%, 87.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,247,711
CSS custom property--colour: #8D1BDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#72E420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7C5885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 4.4Dark violet · ΔE 5.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium blue · ΔE 23.7Medium orchid · ΔE 34.1Blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 4.36, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DDF1B
Analogous#2B1BDF, #DF1BCF
Triadic#DF8D1B, #1BDF8D
Split complementary#CFDF1B, #1BDF2B
Tetradic#DF2B1B, #6DDF1B, #1BCFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7CDF9
Lighter +30%#D0A0F3
Lighter +20%#BA72EE
Lighter +10%#A445E8
Darker −10%#7015B2
Darker −20%#531084
Darker −30%#370A57
Darker −40%#1A0529
More saturated +25%#9100FA
Less saturated −25%#883AC0

Channel breakdown

R141
G27
B223
Red141 (55.3%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue274.9°
Saturation (HSL)78.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 1B · B DF

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