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Recognised as Colour

#8E62FF

  • #8E62FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8E62FF is a violet with RGB values 142, 98, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8E62FF#8E62FF
HEX#8E62FF
RGBrgb(142, 98, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3843, 1
RGB percentages55.7%, 38.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.8, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.8, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK44.3%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,331,455
CSS custom property--colour: #8E62FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#719D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D86A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6Dark violet · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3FF62
Analogous#6285FF, #DC62FF
Triadic#FF8E62, #62FF8E
Split complementary#FFDC62, #85FF62
Tetradic#FF6285, #D3FF62, #62FFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#D7C8FF
Lighter +10%#B395FF
Darker −10%#692FFF
Darker −20%#4600FB
Darker −30%#3800C8
Darker −40%#2A0095
More saturated +25%#8E62FF
Less saturated −25%#9776EB

Channel breakdown

R142
G98
B255
Red142 (55.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 62 · B FF

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