Recognised as Colour

#8D22E1

#8D22E1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8D22E1 is a violet with RGB values 141, 34, 225 and HSL 274°, 76%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8D22E1#8D22E1

HEX#8D22E1

RGBrgb(141, 34, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1333, 0.8824

RGB percentages55.3%, 13.3%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(273.6, 76.1%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 84.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK37.3%, 84.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,249,505

CSS custom property--colour: #8D22E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#72DD1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7B5B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 2.9 Dark violet · ΔE 6.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium blue · ΔE 24 Medium orchid · ΔE 33.2 Blue · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 2.94, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#76E122

Analogous#2D22E1, #E122D6

Triadic#E18D22, #22E18D

Split complementary#D5E122, #22E12E

Tetradic#E12E22, #76E122, #22D6E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EAD6F9

Lighter +30%#D2A9F3

Lighter +20%#BB7CED

Lighter +10%#A44FE7

Darker −10%#7219B7

Darker −20%#56138A

Darker −30%#3A0D5D

Darker −40%#1E0730

More saturated +25%#9104FF

Less saturated −25%#8941C2

Channel breakdown

R141

G34

B225

Red141 (55.3%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue273.61°

Saturation (HSL)76.1%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 22 · B E1

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