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Colour

#8E4BEC

  • #8E4BEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8E4BEC is a violet with RGB values 142, 75, 236 and HSL 265°, 81%, 61%. 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

#8E4BEC#8E4BEC
HEX#8E4BEC
RGBrgb(142, 75, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2941, 0.9255
RGB percentages55.7%, 29.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(265, 80.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 68.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK39.8%, 68.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,325,548
CSS custom property--colour: #8E4BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#71B413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#777296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.3Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Dark violet · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9EC4B
Analogous#4B59EC, #DE4BEC
Triadic#EC8E4B, #4BEC8E
Split complementary#ECDF4B, #58EC4B
Tetradic#EC4B59, #A9EC4B, #4BECDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5D5FB
Lighter +20%#C8A7F6
Lighter +10%#AB79F1
Darker −10%#711DE7
Darker −20%#5A14BD
Darker −30%#440F8F
Darker −40%#2E0A61
More saturated +25%#8B38FF
Less saturated −25%#9264D3

Channel breakdown

R142
G75
B236
Red142 (55.7%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue264.97°
Saturation (HSL)80.9%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 4B · B EC

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