Colour

#8D68BE

#8D68BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8D68BE is a violet with RGB values 141, 104, 190 and HSL 266°, 40%, 58%. 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 purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8D68BE

RGBrgb(141, 104, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4078, 0.7451

RGB percentages55.3%, 40.8%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(265.8, 39.8%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 45.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK25.8%, 45.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,267,390

CSS custom property--colour: #8D68BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#729741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5079C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5979BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#84778Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8 Slate blue · ΔE 19.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1 Orchid · ΔE 26.3 Royal blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99BE68

Analogous#686EBE, #B868BE

Triadic#BE8D68, #68BE8D

Split complementary#BEB868, #6EBE68

Tetradic#BE686E, #99BE68, #68BEB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F7FB

Lighter +30%#DED3EC

Lighter +20%#C3AFDD

Lighter +10%#A88CCD

Darker −10%#7349AA

Darker −20%#5B3A86

Darker −30%#432A63

Darker −40%#2B1B3F

More saturated +25%#894DD9

Less saturated −25%#9183A3

Channel breakdown

R141

G104

B190

Red141 (55.3%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue265.81°

Saturation (HSL)39.81%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 68 · B BE

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Colour values

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