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Recognised as Colour

#8F07CA

  • #8F07CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8F07CA is a violet with RGB values 143, 7, 202 and HSL 282°, 93%, 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

#8F07CA#8F07CA
HEX#8F07CA
RGBrgb(143, 7, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0275, 0.7922
RGB percentages56.1%, 2.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(281.8, 93.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 96.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK29.2%, 96.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,373,642
CSS custom property--colour: #8F07CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10256WCAG 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 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#70F835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Tritanopia#864A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.6Blue violet · ΔE 9.1Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Medium blue · ΔE 28.3Medium orchid · ΔE 28.8Dark magenta · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.55, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42CA07
Analogous#2D07CA, #CA07A4
Triadic#CA8F07, #07CA8F
Split complementary#A3CA07, #07CA2E
Tetradic#CA2E07, #42CA07, #07A4CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0A1FC
Lighter +30%#D070FA
Lighter +20%#C03FF8
Lighter +10%#B00DF7
Darker −10%#6C0599
Darker −20%#490467
Darker −30%#260236
Darker −40%#030005
More saturated +25%#9200D1
Less saturated −25%#8521B0

Channel breakdown

R143
G7
B202
Red143 (56.1%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue281.85°
Saturation (HSL)93.3%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 07 · B CA

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