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Colour

#8E64E1

  • #8E64E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8E64E1 is a violet with RGB values 142, 100, 225 and HSL 260°, 68%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8E64E1#8E64E1
HEX#8E64E1
RGBrgb(142, 100, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3922, 0.8824
RGB percentages55.7%, 39.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(260.2, 67.6%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 55.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK36.9%, 55.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,331,937
CSS custom property--colour: #8E64E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#719B1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#287DE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#367BDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7A7E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.9Slate blue · ΔE 10.4Medium purple · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7E164
Analogous#6478E1, #CD64E1
Triadic#E18E64, #64E18E
Split complementary#E1CD64, #78E164
Tetradic#E16478, #B7E164, #64E1CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE4FA
Lighter +20%#CCB9F2
Lighter +10%#AD8FE9
Darker −10%#6F39D9
Darker −20%#5724BB
Darker −30%#431C90
Darker −40%#2F1465
More saturated +25%#864DF8
Less saturated −25%#967BCA

Channel breakdown

R142
G100
B225
Red142 (55.7%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue260.16°
Saturation (HSL)67.57%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 64 · B E1

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