Colour

#8E52AC

#8E52AC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8E52AC is a violet with RGB values 142, 82, 172 and HSL 280°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8E52AC#8E52AC

HEX#8E52AC

RGBrgb(142, 82, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3216, 0.6745

RGB percentages55.7%, 32.2%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(280, 35.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 52.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK17.4%, 52.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,327,276

CSS custom property--colour: #8E52AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#71AD53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C68AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F6DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8B6077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.3 Medium purple · ΔE 15.7 Slate blue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9 Orchid · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70AC52

Analogous#6152AC, #AC529D

Triadic#AC8E52, #52AC8E

Split complementary#9DAC52, #52AC61

Tetradic#AC6152, #70AC52, #529DAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8DCEE

Lighter +30%#D2B9DE

Lighter +20%#BB97CD

Lighter +10%#A574BD

Darker −10%#714289

Darker −20%#553167

Darker −30%#382144

Darker −40%#1C1022

More saturated +25%#9932CC

Less saturated −25%#83728C

Channel breakdown

R142

G82

B172

Red142 (55.7%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)35.43%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 52 · B AC

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