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Recognised as Colour

#8F41CB

  • #8F41CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F41CB is a violet with RGB values 143, 65, 203 and HSL 274°, 57%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F41CB#8F41CB
HEX#8F41CB
RGBrgb(143, 65, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2549, 0.7961
RGB percentages56.1%, 25.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(273.9, 57%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 68%, 79.6%)
CMYK29.6%, 68%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,388,491
CSS custom property--colour: #8F41CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#70BE34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A69C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#856081no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.6Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DCB41
Analogous#4A41CB, #CB41C2
Triadic#CB8F41, #41CB8F
Split complementary#C2CB41, #41CB4A
Tetradic#CB4A41, #7DCB41, #41C2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE1F7
Lighter +30%#D6B9EC
Lighter +20%#BE91E1
Lighter +10%#A769D6
Darker −10%#752FAA
Darker −20%#592482
Darker −30%#3E195A
Darker −40%#220E32
More saturated +25%#9323E9
Less saturated −25%#8B5FAD

Channel breakdown

R143
G65
B203
Red143 (56.1%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue273.91°
Saturation (HSL)57.02%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 41 · B CB

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