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Recognised as Colour

#8B55EA

  • #8B55EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8B55EA is a violet with RGB values 139, 85, 234 and HSL 262°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8B55EA#8B55EA
HEX#8B55EA
RGBrgb(139, 85, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3333, 0.9176
RGB percentages54.5%, 33.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(261.7, 78%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 63.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK40.6%, 63.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,131,498
CSS custom property--colour: #8B55EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#74AA15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#737798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.1Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4EA55
Analogous#556AEA, #D555EA
Triadic#EA8B55, #55EA8B
Split complementary#EAD555, #6AEA55
Tetradic#EA556A, #B4EA55, #55EAD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8DDFB
Lighter +20%#C9B0F5
Lighter +10%#AA82F0
Darker −10%#6C28E4
Darker −20%#5518C1
Darker −30%#411294
Darker −40%#2D0D66
More saturated +25%#8540FF
Less saturated −25%#926DD2

Channel breakdown

R139
G85
B234
Red139 (54.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue261.74°
Saturation (HSL)78.01%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 55 · B EA

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