Colour

#8E67BE

#8E67BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8E67BE is a violet with RGB values 142, 103, 190 and HSL 267°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8E67BE

RGBrgb(142, 103, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4039, 0.7451

RGB percentages55.7%, 40.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(266.9, 40.1%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 45.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK25.3%, 45.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,332,670

CSS custom property--colour: #8E67BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#719841

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F78C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5879BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Tritanopia#867689no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.4 Slate blue · ΔE 18.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6 Orchid · ΔE 25.6 Royal blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97BE67

Analogous#676CBE, #B967BE

Triadic#BE8E67, #67BE8E

Split complementary#BEB967, #6CBE67

Tetradic#BE676C, #97BE67, #67BEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F6FB

Lighter +30%#DED2EC

Lighter +20%#C3AEDD

Lighter +10%#A98BCD

Darker −10%#7448AA

Darker −20%#5C3986

Darker −30%#432A62

Darker −40%#2B1B3E

More saturated +25%#8B4CD9

Less saturated −25%#9182A3

Channel breakdown

R142

G103

B190

Red142 (55.7%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue266.9°

Saturation (HSL)40.09%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 67 · B BE

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Colour values

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