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Colour

#8E559C

  • #8E559C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8E559C is a violet with RGB values 142, 85, 156 and HSL 288°, 29%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8E559C#8E559C
HEX#8E559C
RGBrgb(142, 85, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3333, 0.6118
RGB percentages55.7%, 33.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(288.2, 29.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 45.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK9%, 45.5%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,328,028
CSS custom property--colour: #8E559C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#71AA63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A679Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6D9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8F5E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Purple · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#639C55
Analogous#6B559C, #9C5586
Triadic#9C8E55, #559C8E
Split complementary#869C55, #559C6B
Tetradic#9C6B55, #639C55, #55869C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D5E8
Lighter +30%#CFB4D6
Lighter +20%#BA93C4
Lighter +10%#A572B2
Darker −10%#70437B
Darker −20%#52315A
Darker −30%#341F39
Darker −40%#160D18
More saturated +25%#A037BA
Less saturated −25%#7C737E

Channel breakdown

R142
G85
B156
Red142 (55.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue288.17°
Saturation (HSL)29.46%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 55 · B 9C

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