Colour

#8E5AAB

#8E5AAB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8E5AAB is a violet with RGB values 142, 90, 171 and HSL 279°, 33%, 51%. 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#8E5AAB

RGBrgb(142, 90, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3529, 0.6706

RGB percentages55.7%, 35.3%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(278.5, 32.5%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 47.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK17%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,329,323

CSS custom property--colour: #8E5AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#71A554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#486DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5771A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#8B667Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3 Slate blue · ΔE 22.7 Orchid · ΔE 24.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77AB5A

Analogous#655AAB, #AB5AA0

Triadic#AB8E5A, #5AAB8E

Split complementary#9FAB5A, #5AAB66

Tetradic#AB665A, #77AB5A, #5AA0AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE1F0

Lighter +30%#D3BFDF

Lighter +20%#BC9ECD

Lighter +10%#A57CBC

Darker −10%#73478B

Darker −20%#573669

Darker −30%#3B2448

Darker −40%#1F1326

More saturated +25%#973BCA

Less saturated −25%#85798C

Channel breakdown

R142

G90

B171

Red142 (55.7%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue278.52°

Saturation (HSL)32.53%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 5A · B AB

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Colour values

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