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Recognised as Colour

#8F2FCB

  • #8F2FCB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F2FCB is a violet with RGB values 143, 47, 203 and HSL 277°, 62%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F2FCB#8F2FCB
HEX#8F2FCB
RGBrgb(143, 47, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1843, 0.7961
RGB percentages56.1%, 18.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(276.9, 62.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 76.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK29.6%, 76.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,383,883
CSS custom property--colour: #8F2FCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#70D034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#85567Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 3.3Blue violet · ΔE 13.4Dark violet · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 3.27, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BCB2F
Analogous#412FCB, #CB2FB9
Triadic#CB8F2F, #2FCB8F
Split complementary#B9CB2F, #2FCB41
Tetradic#CB412F, #6BCB2F, #2FB9CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D2F4
Lighter +30%#D1A8EB
Lighter +20%#BB7FE1
Lighter +10%#A655D8
Darker −10%#7225A2
Darker −20%#551C78
Darker −30%#37124F
Darker −40%#1A0925
More saturated +25%#9610EA
Less saturated −25%#884EAC

Channel breakdown

R143
G47
B203
Red143 (56.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)62.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 2F · B CB

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