Colour

#8B00EA

#8B00EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#8B00EA is a violet with RGB values 139, 0, 234 and HSL 276°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8B00EA#8B00EA

HEX#8B00EA

RGBrgb(139, 0, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.9176

RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(275.6, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK40.6%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,109,738

CSS custom property--colour: #8B00EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#74FF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Tritanopia#755A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.6 Blue violet · ΔE 12.7 Medium blue · ΔE 21.8 Blue · ΔE 26.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FEA00

Analogous#1600EA, #EA00D4

Triadic#EA8B00, #00EA8B

Split complementary#D4EA00, #00EA16

Tetradic#EA1600, #5FEA00, #00D4EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2B7FF

Lighter +30%#CD84FF

Lighter +20%#B851FF

Lighter +10%#A41EFF

Darker −10%#6D00B7

Darker −20%#4E0084

Darker −30%#300051

Darker −40%#12001E

More saturated +25%#8B00EA

Less saturated −25%#851DCD

Channel breakdown

R139

B234

Red139 (54.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue275.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B EA

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Colour values

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