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Recognised as Colour

#8F49CC

  • #8F49CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F49CC is a violet with RGB values 143, 73, 204 and HSL 272°, 56%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F49CC#8F49CC
HEX#8F49CC
RGBrgb(143, 73, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2863, 0.8
RGB percentages56.1%, 28.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(272.1, 56.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 64.2%, 80%)
CMYK29.9%, 64.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,390,540
CSS custom property--colour: #8F49CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#70B633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#276CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#846584no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86CC49
Analogous#4E49CC, #CC49C8
Triadic#CC8F49, #49CC8F
Split complementary#C8CC49, #49CC4D
Tetradic#CC4E49, #86CC49, #49C8CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E8F9
Lighter +30%#D9C1ED
Lighter +20%#C099E2
Lighter +10%#A871D7
Darker −10%#7531B1
Darker −20%#5B2689
Darker −30%#401B61
Darker −40%#261039
More saturated +25%#912CE9
Less saturated −25%#8D66AF

Channel breakdown

R143
G73
B204
Red143 (56.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue272.06°
Saturation (HSL)56.22%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 49 · B CC

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