Colour

#8E4EAA

#8E4EAA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8E4EAA is a violet with RGB values 142, 78, 170 and HSL 282°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8E4EAA

RGBrgb(142, 78, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3059, 0.6667

RGB percentages55.7%, 30.6%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(281.7, 37.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 54.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK16.5%, 54.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,326,250

CSS custom property--colour: #8E4EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#71B155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3865ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D6BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8C5D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.3 Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Purple · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AAA4E

Analogous#604EAA, #AA4E98

Triadic#AA8E4E, #4EAA8E

Split complementary#98AA4E, #4EAA60

Tetradic#AA604E, #6AAA4E, #4E98AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6D7ED

Lighter +30%#D0B4DD

Lighter +20%#BB91CD

Lighter +10%#A56EBD

Darker −10%#713E87

Darker −20%#542E64

Darker −30%#361E41

Darker −40%#190E1E

More saturated +25%#9A2FC9

Less saturated −25%#826D8B

Channel breakdown

R142

G78

B170

Red142 (55.7%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue281.74°

Saturation (HSL)37.1%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 4E · B AA

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Colour values

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