Colour

#8F419F

#8F419F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8F419F is a violet with RGB values 143, 65, 159 and HSL 290°, 42%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8F419F

RGBrgb(143, 65, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2549, 0.6235

RGB percentages56.1%, 25.5%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(289.8, 42%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 59.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK10.1%, 59.1%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,388,447

CSS custom property--colour: #8F419F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#70BE60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D5CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#49659Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Tritanopia#904F6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.1 Purple · ΔE 16.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Orchid · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#519F41

Analogous#60419F, #9F4180

Triadic#9F8F41, #419F8F

Split complementary#809F41, #419F60

Tetradic#9F6041, #519F41, #41809F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E1C5E7

Lighter +30%#CFA1D8

Lighter +20%#BC7CCA

Lighter +10%#AA58BB

Darker −10%#6E327B

Darker −20%#4E2357

Darker −30%#2D1532

Darker −40%#0D060E

More saturated +25%#A125BB

Less saturated −25%#7D5D83

Channel breakdown

R143

G65

B159

Red143 (56.1%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue289.79°

Saturation (HSL)41.96%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 41 · B 9F

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