Colour

#8E2FFF

#8E2FFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8E2FFF is a violet with RGB values 142, 47, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8E2FFF#8E2FFF

HEX#8E2FFF

RGBrgb(142, 47, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.1843, 1

RGB percentages55.7%, 18.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(267.4, 100%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 81.6%, 100%)

CMYK44.3%, 81.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,318,399

CSS custom property--colour: #8E2FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#71D000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6F6D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.6 Dark violet · ΔE 16.3 Medium blue · ΔE 23.1 Blue · ΔE 26.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0FF2F

Analogous#2F38FF, #F62FFF

Triadic#FF8E2F, #2FFF8E

Split complementary#FFF62F, #38FF2F

Tetradic#FF2F38, #A0FF2F, #2FFFF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFF

Lighter +30%#E1C8FF

Lighter +20%#C595FF

Lighter +10%#AA62FF

Darker −10%#7300FB

Darker −20%#5B00C8

Darker −30%#440095

Darker −40%#2D0062

More saturated +25%#8E2FFF

Less saturated −25%#9049E5

Channel breakdown

R142

G47

B255

Red142 (55.7%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue267.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 2F · B FF

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