Colour

#8D6CCF

#8D6CCF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8D6CCF is a violet with RGB values 141, 108, 207 and HSL 260°, 51%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8D6CCF

RGBrgb(141, 108, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4235, 0.8118

RGB percentages55.3%, 42.4%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(260, 50.8%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 47.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK31.9%, 47.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,268,431

CSS custom property--colour: #8D6CCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#729330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B7ED3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#527DCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7F7F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.6 Slate blue · ΔE 13.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8 Royal blue · ΔE 20.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.63, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AECF6C

Analogous#6C7CCF, #BF6CCF

Triadic#CF8D6C, #6CCF8D

Split complementary#CFBF6C, #7DCF6C

Tetradic#CF6C7D, #AECF6C, #6CCFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6DFF5

Lighter +20%#C9B9E8

Lighter +10%#AB92DC

Darker −10%#6F46C2

Darker −20%#5834A1

Darker −30%#43287A

Darker −40%#2E1B54

More saturated +25%#8554E7

Less saturated −25%#9584B7

Channel breakdown

R141

G108

B207

Red141 (55.3%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)50.77%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 6C · B CF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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