Recognised as Colour

#8D5AF3

#8D5AF3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8D5AF3 is a violet with RGB values 141, 90, 243 and HSL 260°, 86%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8D5AF3

RGBrgb(141, 90, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3529, 0.9529

RGB percentages55.3%, 35.3%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(260, 86.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 63%, 95.3%)

CMYK42%, 63%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,263,859

CSS custom property--colour: #8D5AF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#72A50C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0077F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#717D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8 Blue violet · ΔE 19.1 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0F35A

Analogous#5A73F3, #D95AF3

Triadic#F38D5A, #5AF38D

Split complementary#F3DA5A, #74F35A

Tetradic#F35A74, #C0F35A, #5AF3DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E9FD

Lighter +20%#CFB9FA

Lighter +10%#AE8AF6

Darker −10%#6C2AF0

Darker −20%#5210D7

Darker −30%#400CA8

Darker −40%#2E0978

More saturated +25%#894EFF

Less saturated −25%#9470DD

Channel breakdown

R141

G90

B243

Red141 (55.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)86.44%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 5A · B F3

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