Colour

#8C00EE

#8C00EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#8C00EE is a violet with RGB values 140, 0, 238 and HSL 275°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8C00EE#8C00EE

HEX#8C00EE

RGBrgb(140, 0, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0, 0.9333

RGB percentages54.9%, 0%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(275.3, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK41.2%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,175,278

CSS custom property--colour: #8C00EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#73FF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

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

Tritanopia#755B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.2 Blue violet · ΔE 14.2 Medium blue · ΔE 22.2 Blue · ΔE 25.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62EE00

Analogous#1500EE, #EE00D9

Triadic#EE8C00, #00EE8C

Split complementary#D9EE00, #00EE15

Tetradic#EE1500, #62EE00, #00D9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3BBFF

Lighter +30%#CE88FF

Lighter +20%#B955FF

Lighter +10%#A422FF

Darker −10%#6E00BB

Darker −20%#500088

Darker −30%#320055

Darker −40%#140022

More saturated +25%#8C00EE

Less saturated −25%#871ED0

Channel breakdown

R140

B238

Red140 (54.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue275.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 00 · B EE

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