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Recognised as Colour

#8E5CEC

  • #8E5CEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8E5CEC is a violet with RGB values 142, 92, 236 and HSL 261°, 79%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8E5CEC#8E5CEC
HEX#8E5CEC
RGBrgb(142, 92, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3608, 0.9255
RGB percentages55.7%, 36.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(260.8, 79.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 61%, 92.5%)
CMYK39.8%, 61%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,329,900
CSS custom property--colour: #8E5CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#71A313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0178E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#767C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.1Dark orchid · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAEC5C
Analogous#5C72EC, #D65CEC
Triadic#EC8E5C, #5CEC8E
Split complementary#ECD65C, #72EC5C
Tetradic#EC5C72, #BAEC5C, #5CECD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE5FC
Lighter +20%#CDB7F7
Lighter +10%#AE8AF1
Darker −10%#6E2EE7
Darker −20%#5618CA
Darker −30%#42129D
Darker −40%#2F0D6F
More saturated +25%#8849FF
Less saturated −25%#9573D5

Channel breakdown

R142
G92
B236
Red142 (55.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue260.83°
Saturation (HSL)79.12%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 5C · B EC

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