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Recognised as Colour

#8F4FA2

  • #8F4FA2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8F4FA2 is a violet with RGB values 143, 79, 162 and HSL 286°, 34%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8F4FA2#8F4FA2
HEX#8F4FA2
RGBrgb(143, 79, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3098, 0.6353
RGB percentages56.1%, 31%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(286.3, 34.4%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 51.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK11.7%, 51.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,392,034
CSS custom property--colour: #8F4FA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#70B05D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F64A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#536BA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8F5B71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Purple · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62A24F
Analogous#654FA2, #A24F8B
Triadic#A28F4F, #4FA28F
Split complementary#8BA24F, #4FA266
Tetradic#A2664F, #62A24F, #4F8BA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D3EA
Lighter +30%#D0B1D9
Lighter +20%#BB8FC8
Lighter +10%#A66CB8
Darker −10%#713E80
Darker −20%#522E5D
Darker −30%#341D3B
Darker −40%#160C19
More saturated +25%#9F31C0
Less saturated −25%#7F6D84

Channel breakdown

R143
G79
B162
Red143 (56.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue286.27°
Saturation (HSL)34.44%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 4F · B A2

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