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Recognised as Colour

#8F02DE

  • #8F02DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8F02DE is a violet with RGB values 143, 2, 222 and HSL 278°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8F02DE#8F02DE
HEX#8F02DE
RGBrgb(143, 2, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0078, 0.8706
RGB percentages56.1%, 0.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(278.5, 98.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 99.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK35.6%, 99.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,372,382
CSS custom property--colour: #8F02DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#70FD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Tritanopia#805382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.1Blue violet · ΔE 8.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8Medium blue · ΔE 23.7Blue · ΔE 32.5Fuchsia · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51DE02
Analogous#2102DE, #DE02BF
Triadic#DE8F02, #02DE8F
Split complementary#BFDE02, #02DE21
Tetradic#DE2102, #51DE02, #02BFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1AEFE
Lighter +30%#CF7BFE
Lighter +20%#BC49FD
Lighter +10%#AA16FD
Darker −10%#6E02AB
Darker −20%#4E0179
Darker −30%#2D0146
Darker −40%#0D0014
More saturated +25%#9000E0
Less saturated −25%#871EC2

Channel breakdown

R143
G2
B222
Red143 (56.1%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue278.45°
Saturation (HSL)98.21%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 02 · B DE

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