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Recognised as Colour

#8E08E2

  • #8E08E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8E08E2 is a violet with RGB values 142, 8, 226 and HSL 277°, 93%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8E08E2#8E08E2
HEX#8E08E2
RGBrgb(142, 8, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0314, 0.8863
RGB percentages55.7%, 3.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(276.9, 93.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 96.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK37.2%, 96.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,308,386
CSS custom property--colour: #8E08E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#71F71D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7D5685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7.7Blue violet · ΔE 8.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22Medium blue · ΔE 23Blue · ΔE 31.1Fuchsia · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CE208
Analogous#2108E2, #E208C9
Triadic#E28E08, #08E28E
Split complementary#C9E208, #08E221
Tetradic#E22108, #5CE208, #08C9E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3B9FD
Lighter +30%#CF88FB
Lighter +20%#BB57F9
Lighter +10%#A726F7
Darker −10%#6F06B1
Darker −20%#50057F
Darker −30%#31034E
Darker −40%#12011D
More saturated +25%#9000EA
Less saturated −25%#8725C5

Channel breakdown

R142
G8
B226
Red142 (55.7%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue276.88°
Saturation (HSL)93.16%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 08 · B E2

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