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Recognised as Colour

#8E66FB

  • #8E66FB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8E66FB is a violet with RGB values 142, 102, 251 and HSL 256°, 95%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8E66FB#8E66FB
HEX#8E66FB
RGBrgb(142, 102, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4, 0.9843
RGB percentages55.7%, 40%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(256.1, 94.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 59.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK43.4%, 59.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,332,475
CSS custom property--colour: #8E66FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#719904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#6E88A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Blue violet · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3FB66
Analogous#6688FB, #D966FB
Triadic#FB8E66, #66FB8E
Split complementary#FBD966, #88FB66
Tetradic#FB6688, #D3FB66, #66FBD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#D7C9FE
Lighter +10%#B398FC
Darker −10%#6934FA
Darker −20%#4606F5
Darker −30%#3805C3
Darker −40%#2A0491
More saturated +25%#8C62FF
Less saturated −25%#977AE7

Channel breakdown

R142
G102
B251
Red142 (55.7%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue256.11°
Saturation (HSL)94.9%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 66 · B FB

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