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Recognised as Colour

#8C64FF

  • #8C64FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8C64FF is a violet with RGB values 140, 100, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8C64FF#8C64FF
HEX#8C64FF
RGBrgb(140, 100, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3922, 1
RGB percentages54.9%, 39.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.5, 100%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 60.8%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 60.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,200,895
CSS custom property--colour: #8C64FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#739B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#6988A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7FF64
Analogous#6489FF, #DA64FF
Triadic#FF8C64, #64FF8C
Split complementary#FFDA64, #89FF64
Tetradic#FF6489, #D7FF64, #64FFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#D8CAFF
Lighter +10%#B297FF
Darker −10%#6631FF
Darker −20%#4100FD
Darker −30%#3400CA
Darker −40%#270097
More saturated +25%#8C64FF
Less saturated −25%#9577EC

Channel breakdown

R140
G100
B255
Red140 (54.9%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 64 · B FF

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