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Recognised as Colour

#8D4FA6

  • #8D4FA6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8D4FA6 is a violet with RGB values 141, 79, 166 and HSL 283°, 36%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8D4FA6#8D4FA6
HEX#8D4FA6
RGBrgb(141, 79, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3098, 0.651
RGB percentages55.3%, 31%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(282.8, 35.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.8, 52.4%, 65.1%)
CMYK15.1%, 52.4%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,260,966
CSS custom property--colour: #8D4FA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#72B059

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C65A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6AA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#8C5C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.6Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Purple · ΔE 23.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68A64F
Analogous#614FA6, #A64F94
Triadic#A68D4F, #4FA68D
Split complementary#93A64F, #4FA662
Tetradic#A6624F, #68A64F, #4F94A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D6EB
Lighter +30%#CFB3DB
Lighter +20%#BA91CA
Lighter +10%#A46EBA
Darker −10%#703F83
Darker −20%#522E61
Darker −30%#351E3E
Darker −40%#180D1C
More saturated +25%#9A30C5
Less saturated −25%#806E87

Channel breakdown

R141
G79
B166
Red141 (55.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue282.76°
Saturation (HSL)35.51%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 4F · B A6

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