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Recognised as Colour

#8D5CA7

  • #8D5CA7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D5CA7 is a violet with RGB values 141, 92, 167 and HSL 279°, 30%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8D5CA7#8D5CA7
HEX#8D5CA7
RGBrgb(141, 92, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3608, 0.6549
RGB percentages55.3%, 36.1%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(279.2, 29.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 44.9%, 65.5%)
CMYK15.6%, 44.9%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,264,295
CSS custom property--colour: #8D5CA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#72A358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D6DAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A71A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8B6779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 26.5Plum · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76A75C
Analogous#685CA7, #A75C9B
Triadic#A78D5C, #5CA78D
Split complementary#9CA75C, #5CA767
Tetradic#A7675C, #76A75C, #5C9BA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE0EF
Lighter +30%#D2BFDD
Lighter +20%#BB9ECB
Lighter +10%#A47DB9
Darker −10%#724987
Darker −20%#563766
Darker −30%#3A2545
Darker −40%#1E1324
More saturated +25%#973DC6
Less saturated −25%#837B88

Channel breakdown

R141
G92
B167
Red141 (55.3%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue279.2°
Saturation (HSL)29.88%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 5C · B A7

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