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Recognised as Colour

#8D30DE

  • #8D30DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8D30DE is a violet with RGB values 141, 48, 222 and HSL 272°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8D30DE#8D30DE
HEX#8D30DE
RGBrgb(141, 48, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1882, 0.8706
RGB percentages55.3%, 18.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(272.1, 72.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 78.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK36.5%, 78.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,253,086
CSS custom property--colour: #8D30DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#72CF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7C5F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 4Dark violet · ΔE 9.3Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Medium blue · ΔE 26.9Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 4.05, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81DE30
Analogous#3630DE, #DE30D8
Triadic#DE8D30, #30DE8D
Split complementary#D8DE30, #30DE36
Tetradic#DE3630, #81DE30, #30D8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE0FA
Lighter +30%#D6B4F3
Lighter +20%#BD88EC
Lighter +10%#A55CE5
Darker −10%#731EBD
Darker −20%#581791
Darker −30%#3D1065
Darker −40%#230939
More saturated +25%#8F12FC
Less saturated −25%#8B4EC0

Channel breakdown

R141
G48
B222
Red141 (55.3%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue272.07°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 30 · B DE

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