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Recognised as Colour

#8C5BF2

  • #8C5BF2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8C5BF2 is a violet with RGB values 140, 91, 242 and HSL 259°, 85%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8C5BF2#8C5BF2
HEX#8C5BF2
RGBrgb(140, 91, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3569, 0.949
RGB percentages54.9%, 35.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(259.5, 85.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 62.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK42.1%, 62.4%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,198,578
CSS custom property--colour: #8C5BF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#73A40D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#707E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1F25B
Analogous#5B76F2, #D85BF2
Triadic#F28C5B, #5BF28C
Split complementary#F2D75B, #76F25B
Tetradic#F25B75, #C1F25B, #5BF2D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE9FD
Lighter +20%#CEBAF9
Lighter +10%#AD8AF6
Darker −10%#6B2CEE
Darker −20%#5111D6
Darker −30%#3F0DA7
Darker −40%#2D0978
More saturated +25%#874EFF
Less saturated −25%#9471DC

Channel breakdown

R140
G91
B242
Red140 (54.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue259.47°
Saturation (HSL)85.31%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 5B · B F2

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