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Recognised as Colour

#8D4DCC

  • #8D4DCC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#8D4DCC is a violet with RGB values 141, 77, 204 and HSL 270°, 55%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#8D4DCC#8D4DCC
HEX#8D4DCC
RGBrgb(141, 77, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.302, 0.8
RGB percentages55.3%, 30.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(270.2, 55.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 62.3%, 80%)
CMYK30.9%, 62.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,260,492
CSS custom property--colour: #8D4DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#72B233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B6DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#816885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CCC4D
Analogous#4D4DCC, #CC4DCC
Triadic#CC8D4D, #4DCC8D
Split complementary#CCCC4D, #4DCC4E
Tetradic#CC4E4D, #8CCC4D, #4DCCCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3ECF9
Lighter +30%#D9C4EE
Lighter +20%#C09CE3
Lighter +10%#A675D7
Darker −10%#7433B3
Darker −20%#5A288B
Darker −30%#401D63
Darker −40%#27113C
More saturated +25%#8D30E9
Less saturated −25%#8D6AAF

Channel breakdown

R141
G77
B204
Red141 (55.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue270.24°
Saturation (HSL)55.46%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 4D · B CC

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