Colour

#8E08C5

#8E08C5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#8E08C5 is a violet with RGB values 142, 8, 197 and HSL 283°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8E08C5

RGBrgb(142, 8, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0314, 0.7725

RGB percentages55.7%, 3.1%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(282.5, 92.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 95.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK27.9%, 95.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,308,357

CSS custom property--colour: #8E08C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#71F73A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Tritanopia#864773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3 Blue violet · ΔE 10.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.6 Indigo · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3FC508

Analogous#2F08C5, #C5089E

Triadic#C58E08, #08C58E

Split complementary#9EC508, #08C52F

Tetradic#C52F08, #3FC508, #089EC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E09EFB

Lighter +30%#D06DF9

Lighter +20%#C13CF7

Lighter +10%#B10BF5

Darker −10%#6B0694

Darker −20%#470463

Darker −30%#240232

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#9100CD

Less saturated −25%#8322AB

Channel breakdown

R142

B197

Red142 (55.7%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue282.54°

Saturation (HSL)92.2%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 08 · B C5

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