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Recognised as Colour

#8E54EF

  • #8E54EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8E54EF is a violet with RGB values 142, 84, 239 and HSL 262°, 83%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8E54EF#8E54EF
HEX#8E54EF
RGBrgb(142, 84, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3294, 0.9373
RGB percentages55.7%, 32.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(262.5, 82.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 64.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK40.6%, 64.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,327,855
CSS custom property--colour: #8E54EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#71AB10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#75789Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5EF54
Analogous#5467EF, #DC54EF
Triadic#EF8E54, #54EF8E
Split complementary#EFDB54, #68EF54
Tetradic#EF5467, #B5EF54, #54EFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE0FC
Lighter +20%#CCB1F8
Lighter +10%#AD83F3
Darker −10%#6F25EB
Darker −20%#5713CA
Darker −30%#430F9B
Darker −40%#2F0A6D
More saturated +25%#8A44FF
Less saturated −25%#946BD8

Channel breakdown

R142
G84
B239
Red142 (55.7%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue262.45°
Saturation (HSL)82.89%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 54 · B EF

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