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Colour

#8E4EDA

  • #8E4EDA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8E4EDA is a violet with RGB values 142, 78, 218 and HSL 267°, 65%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8E4EDA#8E4EDA
HEX#8E4EDA
RGBrgb(142, 78, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3059, 0.8549
RGB percentages55.7%, 30.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(267.4, 65.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 64.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK34.9%, 64.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,326,298
CSS custom property--colour: #8E4EDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#71B125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#106FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7E6D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ADA4E
Analogous#4E54DA, #D44EDA
Triadic#DA8E4E, #4EDA8E
Split complementary#DAD44E, #54DA4E
Tetradic#DA4E54, #9ADA4E, #4EDAD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF7FD
Lighter +30%#DFCDF4
Lighter +20%#C4A2EC
Lighter +10%#A978E3
Darker −10%#742ACB
Darker −20%#5C22A0
Darker −30%#431976
Darker −40%#2B104C
More saturated +25%#8C33F5
Less saturated −25%#9069BF

Channel breakdown

R142
G78
B218
Red142 (55.7%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue267.43°
Saturation (HSL)65.42%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 4E · B DA

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