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Colour

#8B0EFF

  • #8B0EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8B0EFF is a violet with RGB values 139, 14, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8B0EFF#8B0EFF
HEX#8B0EFF
RGBrgb(139, 14, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0549, 1
RGB percentages54.5%, 5.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(271.1, 100%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 94.5%, 100%)
CMYK45.5%, 94.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,113,343
CSS custom property--colour: #8B0EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#74F100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6A6597no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20Blue · ΔE 20.9Dark violet · ΔE 21Medium blue · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 34.7Fuchsia · ΔE 37.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82FF0E
Analogous#120EFF, #FF0EFB
Triadic#FF8B0E, #0EFF8B
Split complementary#FBFF0E, #0EFF12
Tetradic#FF120E, #82FF0E, #0EFBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDAFF
Lighter +30%#D5A7FF
Lighter +20%#BC74FF
Lighter +10%#A441FF
Darker −10%#7100DA
Darker −20%#5700A7
Darker −30%#3C0074
Darker −40%#220041
More saturated +25%#8B0EFF
Less saturated −25%#8A2CE1

Channel breakdown

R139
G14
B255
Red139 (54.5%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue271.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 0E · B FF

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