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Recognised as Colour

#8958EC

  • #8958EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8958EC is a violet with RGB values 137, 88, 236 and HSL 260°, 80%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8958EC#8958EC
HEX#8958EC
RGBrgb(137, 88, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3451, 0.9255
RGB percentages53.7%, 34.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(259.9, 79.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.9, 62.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK41.9%, 62.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,001,196
CSS custom property--colour: #8958EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#76A713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6E7A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBEC58
Analogous#5871EC, #D358EC
Triadic#EC8958, #58EC89
Split complementary#ECD358, #71EC58
Tetradic#EC5871, #BBEC58, #58ECD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE1FC
Lighter +20%#CAB4F6
Lighter +10%#A986F1
Darker −10%#692AE7
Darker −20%#5117C7
Darker −30%#3F119A
Darker −40%#2C0C6C
More saturated +25%#8345FF
Less saturated −25%#916FD5

Channel breakdown

R137
G88
B236
Red137 (53.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue259.86°
Saturation (HSL)79.57%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 58 · B EC

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