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Recognised as Colour

#8F00B2

  • #8F00B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F00B2 is a violet with RGB values 143, 0, 178 and HSL 288°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F00B2#8F00B2
HEX#8F00B2
RGBrgb(143, 0, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0, 0.698
RGB percentages56.1%, 0%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(288.2, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 100%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,371,826
CSS custom property--colour: #8F00B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#70FF4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8D3B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23B200
Analogous#3600B2, #B2007C
Triadic#B28F00, #00B28F
Split complementary#7CB200, #00B236
Tetradic#B23600, #23B200, #007CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E67FFF
Lighter +30%#DC4CFF
Lighter +20%#D219FF
Lighter +10%#B800E5
Darker −10%#66007F
Darker −20%#3D004C
Darker −30%#140019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8F00B2
Less saturated −25%#82169C

Channel breakdown

R143
G0
B178
Red143 (56.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue288.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 00 · B B2

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