Recognised as Colour

#8D71C2

#8D71C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8D71C2 is a violet with RGB values 141, 113, 194 and HSL 261°, 40%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8D71C2

RGBrgb(141, 113, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4431, 0.7608

RGB percentages55.3%, 44.3%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(260.7, 39.9%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 41.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK27.3%, 41.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,269,698

CSS custom property--colour: #8D71C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#728E3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B7FC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#607FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#837F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4 Plum · ΔE 26.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6C271

Analogous#717EC2, #B571C2

Triadic#C28D71, #71C28D

Split complementary#C2B571, #7EC271

Tetradic#C2717E, #A6C271, #71C2B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3DCF0

Lighter +20%#C6B8E1

Lighter +10%#AA95D1

Darker −10%#704DB3

Darker −20%#5A3E8F

Darker −30%#442E6C

Darker −40%#2D1F48

More saturated +25%#8558DB

Less saturated −25%#958AA9

Channel breakdown

R141

G113

B194

Red141 (55.3%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue260.74°

Saturation (HSL)39.9%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 71 · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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