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Colour

#8D2AC4

  • #8D2AC4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D2AC4 is a violet with RGB values 141, 42, 196 and HSL 279°, 65%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8D2AC4#8D2AC4
HEX#8D2AC4
RGBrgb(141, 42, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1647, 0.7686
RGB percentages55.3%, 16.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(278.6, 64.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 78.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK28.1%, 78.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,251,524
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2AC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#72D53B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#855177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 3.5Blue violet · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.4Indigo · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 3.52, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61C42A
Analogous#402AC4, #C42AAE
Triadic#C48D2A, #2AC48D
Split complementary#AEC42A, #2AC440
Tetradic#C4402A, #61C42A, #2AAEC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3C7F3
Lighter +30%#CF9DEA
Lighter +20%#BA73E1
Lighter +10%#A549D8
Darker −10%#6F219A
Darker −20%#511870
Darker −30%#320F46
Darker −40%#14061C
More saturated +25%#960CE2
Less saturated −25%#8548A6

Channel breakdown

R141
G42
B196
Red141 (55.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 2A · B C4

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