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Colour

#8F52A0

  • #8F52A0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8F52A0 is a violet with RGB values 143, 82, 160 and HSL 287°, 32%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8F52A0#8F52A0
HEX#8F52A0
RGBrgb(143, 82, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3216, 0.6275
RGB percentages56.1%, 32.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(286.9, 32.2%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 48.7%, 62.7%)
CMYK10.6%, 48.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,392,800
CSS custom property--colour: #8F52A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#70AD5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4466A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#566C9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#8F5D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3Orchid · ΔE 24.6Purple · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 19.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63A052
Analogous#6852A0, #A0528A
Triadic#A08F52, #52A08F
Split complementary#8AA052, #52A068
Tetradic#A06852, #63A052, #528AA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D5E9
Lighter +30%#D0B3D8
Lighter +20%#BB91C7
Lighter +10%#A670B5
Darker −10%#71417E
Darker −20%#532F5D
Darker −30%#351E3B
Darker −40%#160D19
More saturated +25%#A034BE
Less saturated −25%#7E7082

Channel breakdown

R143
G82
B160
Red143 (56.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue286.92°
Saturation (HSL)32.23%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 52 · B A0

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