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Recognised as Colour

#8D60C3

  • #8D60C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D60C3 is a violet with RGB values 141, 96, 195 and HSL 267°, 45%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8D60C3#8D60C3
HEX#8D60C3
RGBrgb(141, 96, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3765, 0.7647
RGB percentages55.3%, 37.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(267.3, 45.2%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 50.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK27.7%, 50.8%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,265,347
CSS custom property--colour: #8D60C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#729F3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4075C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D75C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#837288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.5Slate blue · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96C360
Analogous#6065C3, #BE60C3
Triadic#C38D60, #60C38D
Split complementary#C3BF60, #64C360
Tetradic#C36065, #96C360, #60C3BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F4FB
Lighter +30%#DDCFED
Lighter +20%#C2AADF
Lighter +10%#A885D1
Darker −10%#7342AE
Darker −20%#5B3489
Darker −30%#422664
Darker −40%#2A183F
More saturated +25%#8B45DE
Less saturated −25%#8F7BA8

Channel breakdown

R141
G96
B195
Red141 (55.3%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue267.27°
Saturation (HSL)45.21%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 60 · B C3

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