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Recognised as Colour

#8F06CA

  • #8F06CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8F06CA is a violet with RGB values 143, 6, 202 and HSL 282°, 94%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8F06CA#8F06CA
HEX#8F06CA
RGBrgb(143, 6, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0235, 0.7922
RGB percentages56.1%, 2.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(281.9, 94.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 97%, 79.2%)
CMYK29.2%, 97%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,373,386
CSS custom property--colour: #8F06CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#70F935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#864976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.4Blue violet · ΔE 9.1Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium blue · ΔE 28.3Medium orchid · ΔE 29Dark magenta · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.44, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41CA06
Analogous#2D06CA, #CA06A3
Triadic#CA8F06, #06CA8F
Split complementary#A3CA06, #06CA2D
Tetradic#CA2D06, #41CA06, #06A3CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0A0FC
Lighter +30%#D06EFB
Lighter +20%#C13DF9
Lighter +10%#B10BF8
Darker −10%#6C0598
Darker −20%#490367
Darker −30%#260235
Darker −40%#030004
More saturated +25%#9100D0
Less saturated −25%#8520B0

Channel breakdown

R143
G6
B202
Red143 (56.1%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue281.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.23%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 06 · B CA

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