Colour

#8D34FF

#8D34FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8D34FF is a violet with RGB values 141, 52, 255 and HSL 266°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8D34FF#8D34FF

HEX#8D34FF

RGBrgb(141, 52, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2039, 1

RGB percentages55.3%, 20.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(266.3, 100%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 79.6%, 100%)

CMYK44.7%, 79.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,254,143

CSS custom property--colour: #8D34FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#72CB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#006AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6D6F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.4 Dark violet · ΔE 15.9 Medium blue · ΔE 23.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2 Blue · ΔE 27.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6FF34

Analogous#3440FF, #F334FF

Triadic#FF8D34, #34FF8D

Split complementary#FFF334, #40FF34

Tetradic#FF3440, #A6FF34, #34FFF3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3CDFF

Lighter +20%#C69AFF

Lighter +10%#AA67FF

Darker −10%#7001FF

Darker −20%#5A00CD

Darker −30%#44009A

Darker −40%#2D0067

More saturated +25%#8D34FF

Less saturated −25%#904DE6

Channel breakdown

R141

G52

B255

Red141 (55.3%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue266.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 34 · B FF

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