Colour

#8E37C2

#8E37C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8E37C2 is a violet with RGB values 142, 55, 194 and HSL 278°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8E37C2

RGBrgb(142, 55, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2157, 0.7608

RGB percentages55.7%, 21.6%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(277.6, 55.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 71.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK26.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,320,386

CSS custom property--colour: #8E37C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#71C83D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1864BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Tritanopia#865679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8 Blue violet · ΔE 20.9 Dark violet · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BC237

Analogous#4937C2, #C237B0

Triadic#C28E37, #37C28E

Split complementary#B0C237, #37C249

Tetradic#C24937, #6BC237, #37B0C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7D3F2

Lighter +30%#D1ABE7

Lighter +20%#BB83DC

Lighter +10%#A55BD1

Darker −10%#712C9A

Darker −20%#542073

Darker −30%#37154B

Darker −40%#1A0A23

More saturated +25%#9618E1

Less saturated −25%#8656A3

Channel breakdown

R142

G55

B194

Red142 (55.7%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue277.55°

Saturation (HSL)55.82%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 37 · B C2

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