Recognised as Colour

#8F24FA

#8F24FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8F24FA is a violet with RGB values 143, 36, 250 and HSL 270°, 96%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8F24FA#8F24FA

HEX#8F24FA

RGBrgb(143, 36, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1412, 0.9804

RGB percentages56.1%, 14.1%, 98%

HSLhsl(270, 95.5%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 85.6%, 98%)

CMYK42.8%, 85.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,381,114

CSS custom property--colour: #8F24FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#70DB05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0066F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Tritanopia#736796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.1 Dark violet · ΔE 15.4 Medium blue · ΔE 22.9 Blue · ΔE 25.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FFA24

Analogous#2424FA, #FA24FA

Triadic#FA8F24, #24FA8F

Split complementary#FAFA24, #24FA24

Tetradic#FA2424, #8FFA24, #24FAFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EBFF

Lighter +30%#DCBAFD

Lighter +20%#C288FC

Lighter +10%#A956FB

Darker −10%#7605E6

Darker −20%#5C04B4

Darker −30%#430382

Darker −40%#290250

More saturated +25%#8F1FFF

Less saturated −25%#8F40DE

Channel breakdown

R143

G36

B250

Red143 (56.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)95.54%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 24 · B FA

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