Colour

#8D3FAF

#8D3FAF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8D3FAF is a violet with RGB values 141, 63, 175 and HSL 282°, 47%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8D3FAF

RGBrgb(141, 63, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2471, 0.6863

RGB percentages55.3%, 24.7%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(281.8, 47.1%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 64%, 68.6%)

CMYK19.4%, 64%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,256,879

CSS custom property--colour: #8D3FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#72C050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#105EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A64ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Tritanopia#8A5471no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3 Purple · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61AF3F

Analogous#553FAF, #AF3F99

Triadic#AF8D3F, #3FAF8D

Split complementary#99AF3F, #3FAF55

Tetradic#AF553F, #61AF3F, #3F99AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3CDED

Lighter +30%#CEA7DF

Lighter +20%#BA82D2

Lighter +10%#A55DC4

Darker −10%#6F328A

Darker −20%#512464

Darker −30%#32163E

Darker −40%#140919

More saturated +25%#9921CD

Less saturated −25%#815D91

Channel breakdown

R141

G63

B175

Red141 (55.3%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue281.79°

Saturation (HSL)47.06%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 3F · B AF

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