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Recognised as Colour

#8D02EE

  • #8D02EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8D02EE is a violet with RGB values 141, 2, 238 and HSL 275°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8D02EE#8D02EE
HEX#8D02EE
RGBrgb(141, 2, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0078, 0.9333
RGB percentages55.3%, 0.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(275.3, 98.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 99.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK40.8%, 99.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,241,326
CSS custom property--colour: #8D02EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#72FD11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#765C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Medium blue · ΔE 22.4Blue · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.1Fuchsia · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63EE02
Analogous#1702EE, #EE02D9
Triadic#EE8D02, #02EE8D
Split complementary#D9EE02, #02EE17
Tetradic#EE1702, #63EE02, #02D9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4BEFE
Lighter +30%#CF8BFE
Lighter +20%#BA58FE
Lighter +10%#A526FD
Darker −10%#6F02BB
Darker −20%#510189
Darker −30%#330156
Darker −40%#150024
More saturated +25%#8D00F0
Less saturated −25%#8820D0

Channel breakdown

R141
G2
B238
Red141 (55.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue275.34°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 02 · B EE

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