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Recognised as Colour

#8D449E

  • #8D449E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8D449E is a violet with RGB values 141, 68, 158 and HSL 289°, 40%, 44%. 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

#8D449E#8D449E
HEX#8D449E
RGBrgb(141, 68, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2667, 0.6196
RGB percentages55.3%, 26.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(288.7, 39.8%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 57%, 62%)
CMYK10.8%, 57%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,258,142
CSS custom property--colour: #8D449E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#72BB61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#325DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B659Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8E526Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4Purple · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#559E44
Analogous#60449E, #9E4482
Triadic#9E8D44, #449E8D
Split complementary#829E44, #449E60
Tetradic#9E6044, #559E44, #44829E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1C7E7
Lighter +30%#CEA3D8
Lighter +20%#BB80C8
Lighter +10%#A75CB9
Darker −10%#6D357A
Darker −20%#4D2557
Darker −30%#2E1633
Darker −40%#0E070F
More saturated +25%#9F28BA
Less saturated −25%#7B6082

Channel breakdown

R141
G68
B158
Red141 (55.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue288.67°
Saturation (HSL)39.82%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 44 · B 9E

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