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Recognised as Colour

#8D2CD7

  • #8D2CD7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8D2CD7 is a violet with RGB values 141, 44, 215 and HSL 274°, 68%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8D2CD7#8D2CD7
HEX#8D2CD7
RGBrgb(141, 44, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1725, 0.8431
RGB percentages55.3%, 17.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(274, 68.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 79.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK34.4%, 79.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,252,055
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2CD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#72D328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7F5A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 6.1Dark violet · ΔE 9.1Dark orchid · ΔE 9.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1Medium blue · ΔE 28Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76D72C
Analogous#372CD7, #D72CCC
Triadic#D78D2C, #2CD78D
Split complementary#CCD72C, #2CD738
Tetradic#D7382C, #76D72C, #2CCCD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAD7F8
Lighter +30%#D2ADEF
Lighter +20%#BB82E7
Lighter +10%#A457DF
Darker −10%#7221AF
Darker −20%#561984
Darker −30%#3A1159
Darker −40%#1E092E
More saturated +25%#910DF6
Less saturated −25%#894BB8

Channel breakdown

R141
G44
B215
Red141 (55.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue274.04°
Saturation (HSL)68.13%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 2C · B D7

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