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Recognised as Colour

#8D56A1

  • #8D56A1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8D56A1 is a violet with RGB values 141, 86, 161 and HSL 284°, 30%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8D56A1#8D56A1
HEX#8D56A1
RGBrgb(141, 86, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3373, 0.6314
RGB percentages55.3%, 33.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(284, 30.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 46.6%, 63.1%)
CMYK12.4%, 46.6%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,262,753
CSS custom property--colour: #8D56A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#72A95E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4868A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#586D9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8C6174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Orchid · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Purple · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AA156
Analogous#6856A1, #A15690
Triadic#A18D56, #56A18D
Split complementary#90A156, #56A168
Tetradic#A16856, #6AA156, #5690A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D9EA
Lighter +30%#D0B7D9
Lighter +20%#BA96C7
Lighter +10%#A475B5
Darker −10%#704480
Darker −20%#53325F
Darker −30%#36213D
Darker −40%#190F1C
More saturated +25%#9B37C0
Less saturated −25%#7F7582

Channel breakdown

R141
G86
B161
Red141 (55.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)30.36%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 56 · B A1

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