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Colour

#8E00AD

  • #8E00AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8E00AD is a violet with RGB values 142, 0, 173 and HSL 289°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8E00AD#8E00AD
HEX#8E00AD
RGBrgb(142, 0, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0, 0.6784
RGB percentages55.7%, 0%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(289.2, 100%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 100%, 67.8%)
CMYK17.9%, 100%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,306,285
CSS custom property--colour: #8E00AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#71FF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D57AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#8D3964no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2Dark magenta · ΔE 17.3Dark violet · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.2Purple · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1FAD00
Analogous#3700AD, #AD0076
Triadic#AD8E00, #00AD8E
Split complementary#75AD00, #00AD38
Tetradic#AD3800, #1FAD00, #0075AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E77AFF
Lighter +30%#DE47FF
Lighter +20%#D514FF
Lighter +10%#B800E0
Darker −10%#64007A
Darker −20%#3A0047
Darker −30%#100014
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E00AD
Less saturated −25%#801697

Channel breakdown

R142
G0
B173
Red142 (55.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue289.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 00 · B AD

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