Colour

#8647EE

#8647EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8647EE is a violet with RGB values 134, 71, 238 and HSL 263°, 83%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8647EE

RGBrgb(134, 71, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.2784, 0.9333

RGB percentages52.5%, 27.8%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(262.6, 83.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 70.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK43.7%, 70.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,800,238

CSS custom property--colour: #8647EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#79B811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#006CEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#697196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2 Dark violet · ΔE 17.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.8 Medium blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AFEE47

Analogous#475BEE, #DA47EE

Triadic#EE8647, #47EE86

Split complementary#EEDA47, #5CEE47

Tetradic#EE475B, #AFEE47, #47EEDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2D3FB

Lighter +20%#C3A4F7

Lighter +10%#A576F2

Darker −10%#6718EA

Darker −20%#5212BD

Darker −30%#3E0D8F

Darker −40%#2A0960

More saturated +25%#8236FF

Less saturated −25%#8C60D5

Channel breakdown

R134

G71

B238

Red134 (52.5%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue262.63°

Saturation (HSL)83.08%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G 47 · B EE

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