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Recognised as Colour

#8E02EE

  • #8E02EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8E02EE is a violet with RGB values 142, 2, 238 and HSL 276°, 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

#8E02EE#8E02EE
HEX#8E02EE
RGBrgb(142, 2, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0078, 0.9333
RGB percentages55.7%, 0.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(275.6, 98.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 99.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK40.3%, 99.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,306,862
CSS custom property--colour: #8E02EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#71FD11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#785B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 13.8Medium blue · ΔE 22.6Blue · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 28Fuchsia · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62EE02
Analogous#1802EE, #EE02D8
Triadic#EE8E02, #02EE8E
Split complementary#D8EE02, #02EE18
Tetradic#EE1802, #62EE02, #02D8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4BEFE
Lighter +30%#CF8BFE
Lighter +20%#BA58FE
Lighter +10%#A626FD
Darker −10%#7002BB
Darker −20%#520189
Darker −30%#330156
Darker −40%#150024
More saturated +25%#8E00F0
Less saturated −25%#8820D0

Channel breakdown

R142
G2
B238
Red142 (55.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue275.59°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 02 · B EE

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