Colour

#8F2AFF

#8F2AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8F2AFF is a violet with RGB values 143, 42, 255 and HSL 268°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8F2AFF#8F2AFF

HEX#8F2AFF

RGBrgb(143, 42, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1647, 1

RGB percentages56.1%, 16.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(268.5, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.5, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK43.9%, 83.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,382,655

CSS custom property--colour: #8F2AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#70D500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Tritanopia#716B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.8 Dark violet · ΔE 16.7 Medium blue · ΔE 23.3 Blue · ΔE 25.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AFF2A

Analogous#2A2FFF, #FA2AFF

Triadic#FF8F2A, #2AFF8F

Split complementary#FFFA2A, #2FFF2A

Tetradic#FF2A2F, #9AFF2A, #2AFFFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF6FF

Lighter +30%#DFC3FF

Lighter +20%#C590FF

Lighter +10%#AA5DFF

Darker −10%#7500F6

Darker −20%#5C00C3

Darker −30%#440090

Darker −40%#2C005D

More saturated +25%#8F2AFF

Less saturated −25%#9045E4

Channel breakdown

R143

G42

B255

Red143 (56.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue268.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 2A · B FF

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Colour values

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