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Colour

#8E68CA

  • #8E68CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8E68CA is a violet with RGB values 142, 104, 202 and HSL 263°, 48%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8E68CA#8E68CA
HEX#8E68CA
RGBrgb(142, 104, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4078, 0.7922
RGB percentages55.7%, 40.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(263.3, 48%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 48.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK29.7%, 48.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,332,938
CSS custom property--colour: #8E68CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#719735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#497BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#527BC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#827A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.6Slate blue · ΔE 13.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4CA68
Analogous#6873CA, #BF68CA
Triadic#CA8E68, #68CA8E
Split complementary#CABF68, #73CA68
Tetradic#CA6873, #A4CA68, #68CABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3D9F2
Lighter +20%#C6B4E4
Lighter +10%#AA8ED7
Darker −10%#7242BD
Darker −20%#5B3597
Darker −30%#442871
Darker −40%#2D1B4C
More saturated +25%#884EE3
Less saturated −25%#9482B1

Channel breakdown

R142
G104
B202
Red142 (55.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue263.27°
Saturation (HSL)48.04%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 68 · B CA

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