Recognised as Colour

#8E46A2

#8E46A2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8E46A2 is a violet with RGB values 142, 70, 162 and HSL 287°, 40%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8E46A2

RGBrgb(142, 70, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2745, 0.6353

RGB percentages55.7%, 27.5%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(287, 39.7%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287, 56.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK12.3%, 56.8%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,324,194

CSS custom property--colour: #8E46A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#71B95D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#325FA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B66A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8E546Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14 Purple · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 20 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5AA246

Analogous#6046A2, #A24688

Triadic#A28E46, #46A28E

Split complementary#88A246, #46A260

Tetradic#A26046, #5AA246, #4688A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2CBE9

Lighter +30%#CFA8D9

Lighter +20%#BB84CA

Lighter +10%#A760BB

Darker −10%#6F377E

Darker −20%#50275B

Darker −30%#301837

Darker −40%#110814

More saturated +25%#9E29BF

Less saturated −25%#7E6385

Channel breakdown

R142

G70

B162

Red142 (55.7%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue286.96°

Saturation (HSL)39.66%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 46 · B A2

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