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Colour

#8A5EFC

  • #8A5EFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A5EFC is a violet with RGB values 138, 94, 252 and HSL 257°, 96%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8A5EFC#8A5EFC
HEX#8A5EFC
RGBrgb(138, 94, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3686, 0.9882
RGB percentages54.1%, 36.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(256.7, 96.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 62.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK45.2%, 62.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,068,284
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#75A103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0079F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6783A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0FC5E
Analogous#5E81FC, #D95EFC
Triadic#FC8A5E, #5EFC8A
Split complementary#FCD95E, #81FC5E
Tetradic#FC5E81, #D0FC5E, #5EFCD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F4FF
Lighter +20%#D3C2FE
Lighter +10%#AE90FD
Darker −10%#662CFB
Darker −20%#4604F0
Darker −30%#3704BD
Darker −40%#29038B
More saturated +25%#895BFF
Less saturated −25%#9373E8

Channel breakdown

R138
G94
B252
Red138 (54.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue256.71°
Saturation (HSL)96.34%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 5E · B FC

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