Recognised as Colour

#8958F8

#8958F8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8958F8 is a violet with RGB values 137, 88, 248 and HSL 258°, 92%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8958F8

RGBrgb(137, 88, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3451, 0.9725

RGB percentages53.7%, 34.5%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(258.4, 92%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 64.5%, 97.3%)

CMYK44.8%, 64.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,001,208

CSS custom property--colour: #8958F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#76A707

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0076F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#687EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4 Blue violet · ΔE 16.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9 Dark violet · ΔE 23.9 Slate blue · ΔE 25.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7F858

Analogous#5877F8, #D958F8

Triadic#F88958, #58F889

Split complementary#F8D958, #77F858

Tetradic#F85877, #C7F858, #58F8D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1EBFE

Lighter +20%#CEBAFC

Lighter +10%#AC89FA

Darker −10%#6627F6

Darker −20%#4B09E1

Darker −30%#3B07B0

Darker −40%#2A057F

More saturated +25%#8651FF

Less saturated −25%#916EE2

Channel breakdown

R137

G88

B248

Red137 (53.7%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue258.38°

Saturation (HSL)91.95%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 58 · B F8

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