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Colour

#8E43FF

  • #8E43FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8E43FF is a violet with RGB values 142, 67, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8E43FF#8E43FF
HEX#8E43FF
RGBrgb(142, 67, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2627, 1
RGB percentages55.7%, 26.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(263.9, 100%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.9, 73.7%, 100%)
CMYK44.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,323,519
CSS custom property--colour: #8E43FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#71BC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6E759Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9Dark violet · ΔE 16.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium blue · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.5Blue · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4FF43
Analogous#4356FF, #EC43FF
Triadic#FF8E43, #43FF8E
Split complementary#FFEC43, #56FF43
Tetradic#FF4356, #B4FF43, #43FFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EADCFF
Lighter +20%#CBA9FF
Lighter +10%#AD76FF
Darker −10%#6F10FF
Darker −20%#5800DC
Darker −30%#4300A9
Darker −40%#2F0076
More saturated +25%#8E43FF
Less saturated −25%#935AE8

Channel breakdown

R142
G67
B255
Red142 (55.7%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue263.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 43 · B FF

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