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Recognised as Colour

#8E6BDD

  • #8E6BDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8E6BDD is a violet with RGB values 142, 107, 221 and HSL 258°, 63%, 64%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#8E6BDD#8E6BDD
HEX#8E6BDD
RGBrgb(142, 107, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4196, 0.8667
RGB percentages55.7%, 42%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(258.4, 62.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 51.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK35.7%, 51.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,333,725
CSS custom property--colour: #8E6BDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#719422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E81E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#467EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7B829Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.4Slate blue · ΔE 9.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.39, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BADD6B
Analogous#6B81DD, #C76BDD
Triadic#DD8E6B, #6BDD8E
Split complementary#DDC76B, #81DD6B
Tetradic#DD6B81, #BADD6B, #6BDDC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE7FA
Lighter +20%#CDBEF0
Lighter +10%#AE94E7
Darker −10%#6E42D3
Darker −20%#562AB8
Darker −30%#42218E
Darker −40%#2F1765
More saturated +25%#8554F4
Less saturated −25%#9782C6

Channel breakdown

R142
G107
B221
Red142 (55.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue258.42°
Saturation (HSL)62.64%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 6B · B DD

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