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Recognised as Colour

#8E06BB

  • #8E06BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8E06BB is a violet with RGB values 142, 6, 187 and HSL 285°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8E06BB#8E06BB
HEX#8E06BB
RGBrgb(142, 6, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0235, 0.7333
RGB percentages55.7%, 2.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(285.1, 93.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 96.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK24.1%, 96.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,307,835
CSS custom property--colour: #8E06BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#71F944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#89426Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4Dark violet · ΔE 11.6Blue violet · ΔE 14.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33BB06
Analogous#3306BB, #BB068E
Triadic#BB8E06, #06BB8E
Split complementary#8DBB06, #06BB34
Tetradic#BB3406, #33BB06, #068DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E192FB
Lighter +30%#D460FA
Lighter +20%#C62FF8
Lighter +10%#B408EC
Darker −10%#68048A
Darker −20%#430358
Darker −30%#1D0127
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9100C1
Less saturated −25%#821EA3

Channel breakdown

R142
G6
B187
Red142 (55.7%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue285.08°
Saturation (HSL)93.78%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 06 · B BB

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