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Colour

#8D2CBB

  • #8D2CBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D2CBB is a violet with RGB values 141, 44, 187 and HSL 281°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8D2CBB#8D2CBB
HEX#8D2CBB
RGBrgb(141, 44, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1725, 0.7333
RGB percentages55.3%, 17.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(280.7, 61.9%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 76.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK24.6%, 76.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,252,027
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#72D344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#125FB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#874E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Indigo · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ABB2C
Analogous#452CBB, #BB2CA2
Triadic#BB8D2C, #2CBB8D
Split complementary#A2BB2C, #2CBB45
Tetradic#BB452C, #5ABB2C, #2CA2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2C2F1
Lighter +30%#CE99E7
Lighter +20%#BA70DD
Lighter +10%#A646D4
Darker −10%#6E2292
Darker −20%#4F1968
Darker −30%#300F3F
Darker −40%#100516
More saturated +25%#970FD8
Less saturated −25%#83499E

Channel breakdown

R141
G44
B187
Red141 (55.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue280.7°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 2C · B BB

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