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Recognised as Colour

#8D59F1

  • #8D59F1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8D59F1 is a violet with RGB values 141, 89, 241 and HSL 261°, 84%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8D59F1#8D59F1
HEX#8D59F1
RGBrgb(141, 89, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.349, 0.9451
RGB percentages55.3%, 34.9%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(260.5, 84.4%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 63.1%, 94.5%)
CMYK41.5%, 63.1%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,263,601
CSS custom property--colour: #8D59F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#72A60E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#727C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.3Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDF159
Analogous#5971F1, #D959F1
Triadic#F18D59, #59F18D
Split complementary#F1D959, #71F159
Tetradic#F15971, #BDF159, #59F1D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE6FD
Lighter +20%#CEB7F9
Lighter +10%#AD88F5
Darker −10%#6D2AED
Darker −20%#5412D2
Darker −30%#410EA3
Darker −40%#2E0A74
More saturated +25%#894BFF
Less saturated −25%#946FDA

Channel breakdown

R141
G89
B241
Red141 (55.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue260.53°
Saturation (HSL)84.44%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 59 · B F1

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