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Colour

#8D3FC3

  • #8D3FC3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D3FC3 is a violet with RGB values 141, 63, 195 and HSL 275°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8D3FC3#8D3FC3
HEX#8D3FC3
RGBrgb(141, 63, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2471, 0.7647
RGB percentages55.3%, 24.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(275.5, 52.4%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 67.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK27.7%, 67.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,256,899
CSS custom property--colour: #8D3FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#72C03C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2266C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#855C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75C33F
Analogous#4B3FC3, #C33FB7
Triadic#C38D3F, #3FC38D
Split complementary#B7C33F, #3FC34B
Tetradic#C34B3F, #75C33F, #3FB7C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9DAF4
Lighter +30%#D2B4E7
Lighter +20%#BB8DDB
Lighter +10%#A466CF
Darker −10%#71319E
Darker −20%#552577
Darker −30%#3A1950
Darker −40%#1E0D29
More saturated +25%#931FE3
Less saturated −25%#875FA3

Channel breakdown

R141
G63
B195
Red141 (55.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue275.45°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 3F · B C3

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