Recognised as Colour

#8D2FAC

#8D2FAC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#8D2FAC is a violet with RGB values 141, 47, 172 and HSL 285°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8D2FAC#8D2FAC

HEX#8D2FAC

RGBrgb(141, 47, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1843, 0.6745

RGB percentages55.3%, 18.4%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(285.1, 57.1%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 72.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK18%, 72.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,252,780

CSS custom property--colour: #8D2FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#72D053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F5FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8B496Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Purple · ΔE 15.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.8 Indigo · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EAC2F

Analogous#4E2FAC, #AC2F8D

Triadic#AC8D2F, #2FAC8D

Split complementary#8DAC2F, #2FAC4F

Tetradic#AC4F2F, #4EAC2F, #2F8CAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0BBEC

Lighter +30%#CE93E1

Lighter +20%#BC6BD6

Lighter +10%#AA43CB

Darker −10%#6C2484

Darker −20%#4B195C

Darker −30%#2A0E34

Darker −40%#0A030C

More saturated +25%#9B14C7

Less saturated −25%#7F4A91

Channel breakdown

R141

G47

B172

Red141 (55.3%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue285.12°

Saturation (HSL)57.08%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 2F · B AC

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