Colour

#8D37AE

#8D37AE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8D37AE is a violet with RGB values 141, 55, 174 and HSL 283°, 52%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8D37AE#8D37AE

HEX#8D37AE

RGBrgb(141, 55, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2157, 0.6824

RGB percentages55.3%, 21.6%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(283.4, 52%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 68.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK19%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,254,830

CSS custom property--colour: #8D37AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#72C851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3461ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8A4E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.2 Purple · ΔE 15.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7 Indigo · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58AE37

Analogous#5137AE, #AE3794

Triadic#AE8D37, #37AE8D

Split complementary#94AE37, #37AE51

Tetradic#AE5137, #58AE37, #3794AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1C4ED

Lighter +30%#CE9EE0

Lighter +20%#BA77D4

Lighter +10%#A750C8

Darker −10%#6E2B87

Darker −20%#4E1F60

Darker −30%#2F123A

Darker −40%#0F0613

More saturated +25%#9A1ACB

Less saturated −25%#805491

Channel breakdown

R141

G55

B174

Red141 (55.3%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue283.36°

Saturation (HSL)51.97%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 37 · B AE

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