Colour

#8D77BA

#8D77BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8D77BA is a violet with RGB values 141, 119, 186 and HSL 260°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8D77BA

RGBrgb(141, 119, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4667, 0.7294

RGB percentages55.3%, 46.7%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(259.7, 32.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 36%, 72.9%)

CMYK24.2%, 36%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,271,226

CSS custom property--colour: #8D77BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#728845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6682BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A82B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#848290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 22.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23 Plum · ΔE 23.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Steel blue · ΔE 26.9 Slate blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 22.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4BA77

Analogous#7782BA, #AF77BA

Triadic#BA8D77, #77BA8D

Split complementary#BAAF77, #82BA77

Tetradic#BA7782, #A4BA77, #77BAAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E2DDED

Lighter +20%#C6BBDC

Lighter +10%#A999CB

Darker −10%#7155A9

Darker −20%#5A4487

Darker −30%#433365

Darker −40%#2D2243

More saturated +25%#845DD4

Less saturated −25%#9691A0

Channel breakdown

R141

G119

B186

Red141 (55.3%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue259.7°

Saturation (HSL)32.68%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 77 · B BA

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