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Recognised as Colour

#8D5CA1

  • #8D5CA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8D5CA1 is a violet with RGB values 141, 92, 161 and HSL 283°, 27%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8D5CA1#8D5CA1
HEX#8D5CA1
RGBrgb(141, 92, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3608, 0.6314
RGB percentages55.3%, 36.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(282.6, 27.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 42.9%, 63.1%)
CMYK12.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,264,289
CSS custom property--colour: #8D5CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#72A35E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#506CA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D709Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8C6577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 27.6Orchid · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70A15C
Analogous#6B5CA1, #A15C92
Triadic#A18D5C, #5CA18D
Split complementary#93A15C, #5CA16B
Tetradic#A16B5C, #70A15C, #5C92A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8DDEC
Lighter +30%#D1BDD9
Lighter +20%#BA9CC7
Lighter +10%#A47CB4
Darker −10%#714981
Darker −20%#543760
Darker −30%#382440
Darker −40%#1B121F
More saturated +25%#9A3CC1
Less saturated −25%#807C81

Channel breakdown

R141
G92
B161
Red141 (55.3%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue282.61°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 5C · B A1

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