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Recognised as Colour

#8C58F2

  • #8C58F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8C58F2 is a violet with RGB values 140, 88, 242 and HSL 260°, 86%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8C58F2#8C58F2
HEX#8C58F2
RGBrgb(140, 88, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3451, 0.949
RGB percentages54.9%, 34.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(260.3, 85.6%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 63.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK42.1%, 63.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,197,810
CSS custom property--colour: #8C58F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#73A70D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#707C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEF258
Analogous#5871F2, #D958F2
Triadic#F28C58, #58F28C
Split complementary#F2D958, #71F258
Tetradic#F25871, #BEF258, #58F2D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE6FD
Lighter +20%#CDB7F9
Lighter +10%#AD87F6
Darker −10%#6B29EE
Darker −20%#5210D4
Darker −30%#400DA4
Darker −40%#2E0975
More saturated +25%#884BFF
Less saturated −25%#936EDB

Channel breakdown

R140
G88
B242
Red140 (54.9%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue260.26°
Saturation (HSL)85.56%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 58 · B F2

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