Recognised as Colour

#8E24DA

#8E24DA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8E24DA is a violet with RGB values 142, 36, 218 and HSL 275°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8E24DA

RGBrgb(142, 36, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.1412, 0.8549

RGB percentages55.7%, 14.1%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(274.9, 71.7%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 83.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK34.9%, 83.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,315,546

CSS custom property--colour: #8E24DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#71DB25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7F5883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 3.4 Dark violet · ΔE 5.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9 Medium blue · ΔE 26 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 3.45, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70DA24

Analogous#3324DA, #DA24CB

Triadic#DA8E24, #24DA8E

Split complementary#CBDA24, #24DA33

Tetradic#DA3324, #70DA24, #24CBDA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D2F8

Lighter +30%#D2A7F0

Lighter +20%#BB7BE9

Lighter +10%#A54FE2

Darker −10%#711DAE

Darker −20%#551682

Darker −30%#380E57

Darker −40%#1C072B

More saturated +25%#9304FA

Less saturated −25%#8944BA

Channel breakdown

R142

G36

B218

Red142 (55.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue274.95°

Saturation (HSL)71.65%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 24 · B DA

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