Recognised as Colour

#8D55DD

#8D55DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8D55DD is a violet with RGB values 141, 85, 221 and HSL 265°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8D55DD

RGBrgb(141, 85, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3333, 0.8667

RGB percentages55.3%, 33.3%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(264.7, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK36.2%, 61.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,262,557

CSS custom property--colour: #8D55DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#72AA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B73DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7B7391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4 Slate blue · ΔE 15.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 19 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5DD55

Analogous#5561DD, #D155DD

Triadic#DD8D55, #55DD8D

Split complementary#DDD155, #61DD55

Tetradic#DD5561, #A5DD55, #55DDD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3D5F7

Lighter +20%#C6AAEE

Lighter +10%#AA7FE5

Darker −10%#712AD5

Darker −20%#5A22AA

Darker −30%#441980

Darker −40%#2D1155

More saturated +25%#893BF7

Less saturated −25%#926EC3

Channel breakdown

R141

G85

B221

Red141 (55.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue264.71°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 55 · B DD

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