Colour

#8E57B8

#8E57B8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8E57B8 is a violet with RGB values 142, 87, 184 and HSL 274°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8E57B8

RGBrgb(142, 87, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3412, 0.7216

RGB percentages55.7%, 34.1%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(274, 40.6%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274, 52.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK22.8%, 52.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,328,568

CSS custom property--colour: #8E57B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#71A847

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B6DBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C70B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#88687Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9 Slate blue · ΔE 15.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22 Orchid · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81B857

Analogous#5D57B8, #B857B2

Triadic#B88E57, #57B88E

Split complementary#B2B857, #57B85E

Tetradic#B85E57, #81B857, #57B2B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE6F5

Lighter +30%#D6C3E5

Lighter +20%#BE9FD6

Lighter +10%#A67BC7

Darker −10%#74419B

Darker −20%#593277

Darker −30%#3E2353

Darker −40%#23142F

More saturated +25%#9239D6

Less saturated −25%#8A759A

Channel breakdown

R142

G87

B184

Red142 (55.7%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue274.02°

Saturation (HSL)40.59%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 57 · B B8

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Colour values

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