Colour

#8D52D3

#8D52D3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8D52D3 is a violet with RGB values 141, 82, 211 and HSL 267°, 59%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8D52D3

RGBrgb(141, 82, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3216, 0.8275

RGB percentages55.3%, 32.2%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(267.4, 59.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 61.1%, 82.7%)

CMYK33.2%, 61.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,261,779

CSS custom property--colour: #8D52D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#72AD2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2970D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7F6D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7 Slate blue · ΔE 14 Medium orchid · ΔE 15 Dark orchid · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 16.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98D352

Analogous#5257D3, #CD52D3

Triadic#D38D52, #52D38D

Split complementary#D3CE52, #57D352

Tetradic#D35258, #98D352, #52D3CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F5FC

Lighter +30%#DDCCF2

Lighter +20%#C3A3E8

Lighter +10%#A87BDD

Darker −10%#7331C1

Darker −20%#5B2798

Darker −30%#421C70

Darker −40%#2A1247

More saturated +25%#8B37EE

Less saturated −25%#8F6DB8

Channel breakdown

R141

G82

B211

Red141 (55.3%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue267.44°

Saturation (HSL)59.45%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 52 · B D3

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