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Recognised as Colour

#8F28AA

  • #8F28AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8F28AA is a violet with RGB values 143, 40, 170 and HSL 288°, 62%, 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 magenta.

Colour values

#8F28AA#8F28AA
HEX#8F28AA
RGBrgb(143, 40, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1569, 0.6667
RGB percentages56.1%, 15.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(287.5, 61.9%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 76.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 76.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,382,058
CSS custom property--colour: #8F28AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 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#474747
Inverted#70D755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5DA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8E4468no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 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 magenta · ΔE 11.5Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Purple · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Indigo · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43AA28
Analogous#4E28AA, #AA2884
Triadic#AA8F28, #28AA8F
Split complementary#84AA28, #28AA4E
Tetradic#AA4E28, #43AA28, #2884AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0B1ED
Lighter +30%#D088E3
Lighter +20%#C05FD9
Lighter +10%#B035D0
Darker −10%#6C1E81
Darker −20%#4A1557
Darker −30%#270B2E
Darker −40%#040105
More saturated +25%#9E0EC4
Less saturated −25%#804290

Channel breakdown

R143
G40
B170
Red143 (56.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue287.54°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 28 · B AA

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