Colour

#8D43CF

#8D43CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D43CF is a violet with RGB values 141, 67, 207 and HSL 272°, 59%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8D43CF

RGBrgb(141, 67, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2627, 0.8118

RGB percentages55.3%, 26.3%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(271.7, 59.3%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 67.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK31.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,257,935

CSS custom property--colour: #8D43CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#72BC30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Deuteranopia#0D69CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#816384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85CF43

Analogous#4743CF, #CF43CB

Triadic#CF8D43, #43CF8D

Split complementary#CBCF43, #43CF47

Tetradic#CF4743, #85CF43, #43CBCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E6F8

Lighter +30%#D7BDEE

Lighter +20%#BE94E4

Lighter +10%#A66CD9

Darker −10%#732DB2

Darker −20%#592389

Darker −30%#3F1960

Darker −40%#240E38

More saturated +25%#8F25ED

Less saturated −25%#8B61B2

Channel breakdown

R141

G67

B207

Red141 (55.3%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue271.71°

Saturation (HSL)59.32%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 43 · B CF

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