Recognised as Colour

#8D23E0

#8D23E0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8D23E0 is a violet with RGB values 141, 35, 224 and HSL 274°, 75%, 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

#8D23E0#8D23E0

HEX#8D23E0

RGBrgb(141, 35, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1373, 0.8784

RGB percentages55.3%, 13.7%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(273.7, 75.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 84.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK37.1%, 84.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,249,760

CSS custom property--colour: #8D23E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12247WCAG 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#72DC1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Tritanopia#7C5B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 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 2.5 Dark violet · ΔE 6.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2 Medium blue · ΔE 24.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 2.45, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76E023

Analogous#2F23E0, #E023D4

Triadic#E08D23, #23E08D

Split complementary#D4E023, #23E02F

Tetradic#E02F23, #76E023, #23D4E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAD6F9

Lighter +30%#D2A9F3

Lighter +20%#BB7CED

Lighter +10%#A450E6

Darker −10%#721AB6

Darker −20%#56138A

Darker −30%#3A0D5D

Darker −40%#1E0730

More saturated +25%#9104FF

Less saturated −25%#8942C1

Channel breakdown

R141

G35

B224

Red141 (55.3%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue273.65°

Saturation (HSL)75.3%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 23 · B E0

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