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Recognised as Colour

#8F53E5

  • #8F53E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F53E5 is a violet with RGB values 143, 83, 229 and HSL 265°, 74%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F53E5#8F53E5
HEX#8F53E5
RGBrgb(143, 83, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3255, 0.898
RGB percentages56.1%, 32.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(264.7, 73.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 63.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK37.6%, 63.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,393,125
CSS custom property--colour: #8F53E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#70AC1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B7495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9E553
Analogous#5360E5, #D853E5
Triadic#E58F53, #53E58F
Split complementary#E5D853, #60E553
Tetradic#E55360, #A9E553, #53E5D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6D8F9
Lighter +20%#C9ACF2
Lighter +10%#AC7FEC
Darker −10%#7227DE
Darker −20%#5B1CB6
Darker −30%#45158A
Darker −40%#2F0E5E
More saturated +25%#8B3AFE
Less saturated −25%#936CCC

Channel breakdown

R143
G83
B229
Red143 (56.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue264.66°
Saturation (HSL)73.74%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 53 · B E5

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