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Recognised as Colour

#8D4AE4

  • #8D4AE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D4AE4 is a violet with RGB values 141, 74, 228 and HSL 266°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8D4AE4#8D4AE4
HEX#8D4AE4
RGBrgb(141, 74, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2902, 0.8941
RGB percentages55.3%, 29%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(266.1, 74%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 67.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK38.2%, 67.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,259,748
CSS custom property--colour: #8D4AE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#72B51B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#796E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1E44A
Analogous#4A54E4, #DA4AE4
Triadic#E48D4A, #4AE48D
Split complementary#E4DA4A, #54E44A
Tetradic#E44A54, #A1E44A, #4AE4DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFE
Lighter +30%#E1CFF8
Lighter +20%#C5A3F1
Lighter +10%#A976EB
Darker −10%#7121DA
Darker −20%#5A1AAE
Darker −30%#431382
Darker −40%#2C0D55
More saturated +25%#8A30FE
Less saturated −25%#9064CA

Channel breakdown

R141
G74
B228
Red141 (55.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue266.1°
Saturation (HSL)74.04%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 4A · B E4

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