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Recognised as Colour

#8F09B8

  • #8F09B8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F09B8 is a violet with RGB values 143, 9, 184 and HSL 286°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F09B8#8F09B8
HEX#8F09B8
RGBrgb(143, 9, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0353, 0.7216
RGB percentages56.1%, 3.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(285.9, 90.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 95.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK22.3%, 95.1%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,374,136
CSS custom property--colour: #8F09B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#70F647

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8B406Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8Dark violet · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Indigo · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32B809
Analogous#3809B8, #B80989
Triadic#B88F09, #09B88F
Split complementary#89B809, #09B838
Tetradic#B83809, #32B809, #0989B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E293FA
Lighter +30%#D563F7
Lighter +20%#C732F5
Lighter +10%#B50BE9
Darker −10%#690787
Darker −20%#430457
Darker −30%#1E0226
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9400C1
Less saturated −25%#8221A0

Channel breakdown

R143
G9
B184
Red143 (56.1%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue285.94°
Saturation (HSL)90.67%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 09 · B B8

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