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Recognised as Colour

#8D70B5

  • #8D70B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D70B5 is a violet with RGB values 141, 112, 181 and HSL 265°, 32%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8D70B5#8D70B5
HEX#8D70B5
RGBrgb(141, 112, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4392, 0.7098
RGB percentages55.3%, 43.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(265.2, 31.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.2, 38.1%, 71%)
CMYK22.1%, 38.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,269,429
CSS custom property--colour: #8D70B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#728F4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#607DB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#667DB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#867B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Plum · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 21.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98B570
Analogous#7076B5, #AF70B5
Triadic#B58D70, #70B58D
Split complementary#B5AF70, #76B570
Tetradic#B57076, #98B570, #70B5AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F6FB
Lighter +30%#DDD5E9
Lighter +20%#C3B3D8
Lighter +10%#A892C6
Darker −10%#73539F
Darker −20%#5B417E
Darker −30%#42305C
Darker −40%#2A1E3B
More saturated +25%#8955D0
Less saturated −25%#918B9A

Channel breakdown

R141
G112
B181
Red141 (55.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue265.22°
Saturation (HSL)31.8%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 70 · B B5

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