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Colour

#8D3EBF

  • #8D3EBF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D3EBF is a violet with RGB values 141, 62, 191 and HSL 277°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8D3EBF#8D3EBF
HEX#8D3EBF
RGBrgb(141, 62, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2431, 0.749
RGB percentages55.3%, 24.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(276.7, 51%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 67.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK26.2%, 67.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,256,639
CSS custom property--colour: #8D3EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#72C140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2766BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#865979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70BF3E
Analogous#4D3EBF, #BF3EB0
Triadic#BF8D3E, #3EBF8D
Split complementary#B1BF3E, #3EBF4D
Tetradic#BF4D3E, #70BF3E, #3EB0BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8D7F2
Lighter +30%#D1B0E6
Lighter +20%#BA8AD9
Lighter +10%#A463CD
Darker −10%#713298
Darker −20%#542572
Darker −30%#38194B
Darker −40%#1B0C25
More saturated +25%#941EDF
Less saturated −25%#865E9F

Channel breakdown

R141
G62
B191
Red141 (55.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue276.74°
Saturation (HSL)50.99%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 3E · B BF

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