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Recognised as Colour

#8D57C7

  • #8D57C7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D57C7 is a violet with RGB values 141, 87, 199 and HSL 269°, 50%, 56%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#8D57C7#8D57C7
HEX#8D57C7
RGBrgb(141, 87, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3412, 0.7804
RGB percentages55.3%, 34.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(268.9, 50%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 56.3%, 78%)
CMYK29.1%, 56.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,263,047
CSS custom property--colour: #8D57C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#72A838

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B70CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F71C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#826D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91C757
Analogous#5759C7, #C557C7
Triadic#C78D57, #57C78D
Split complementary#C7C557, #59C757
Tetradic#C75759, #91C757, #57C7C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F0FA
Lighter +30%#DBCAED
Lighter +20%#C1A3E1
Lighter +10%#A77DD4
Darker −10%#733BB0
Darker −20%#5A2E8A
Darker −30%#412164
Darker −40%#28143D
More saturated +25%#8C3BE3
Less saturated −25%#8E73AB

Channel breakdown

R141
G87
B199
Red141 (55.3%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue268.93°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 57 · B C7

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