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Recognised as Colour

#8D56E1

  • #8D56E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8D56E1 is a violet with RGB values 141, 86, 225 and HSL 264°, 70%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8D56E1#8D56E1
HEX#8D56E1
RGBrgb(141, 86, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3373, 0.8824
RGB percentages55.3%, 33.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(263.7, 69.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 61.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK37.3%, 61.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,262,817
CSS custom property--colour: #8D56E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#72A91E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1373DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#797594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.9Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAE156
Analogous#5665E1, #D356E1
Triadic#E18D56, #56E18D
Split complementary#E1D356, #65E156
Tetradic#E15665, #AAE156, #56E1D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5D8F8
Lighter +20%#C7ADF0
Lighter +10%#AA81E9
Darker −10%#702BD9
Darker −20%#5920B1
Darker −30%#431886
Darker −40%#2E105B
More saturated +25%#883DFA
Less saturated −25%#926FC8

Channel breakdown

R141
G86
B225
Red141 (55.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue263.74°
Saturation (HSL)69.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 56 · B E1

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