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Recognised as Colour

#8E70B7

  • #8E70B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8E70B7 is a violet with RGB values 142, 112, 183 and HSL 265°, 33%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8E70B7#8E70B7
HEX#8E70B7
RGBrgb(142, 112, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4392, 0.7176
RGB percentages55.7%, 43.9%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(265.4, 33%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 38.8%, 71.8%)
CMYK22.4%, 38.8%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,334,967
CSS custom property--colour: #8E70B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#718F48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F7DBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#657EB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#877B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Plum · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99B770
Analogous#7076B7, #B170B7
Triadic#B78E70, #70B78E
Split complementary#B7B270, #75B770
Tetradic#B77076, #99B770, #70B7B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F8FB
Lighter +30%#DED6EA
Lighter +20%#C4B4D9
Lighter +10%#A992C8
Darker −10%#7452A2
Darker −20%#5C4180
Darker −30%#43305E
Darker −40%#2B1E3D
More saturated +25%#8A55D2
Less saturated −25%#928B9C

Channel breakdown

R142
G112
B183
Red142 (55.7%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue265.35°
Saturation (HSL)33.02%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 70 · B B7

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