Information about #8E42DB color

#8E42DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E42DB falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 66, 219) — 55.7% red, 25.9% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 60 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8E42DB reads as a strongly colored twilight violet and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Brilliant Blue Violet (#8951E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purpley (#8756E4) and Brilliant Violet (#9C51E7).

The recipe behind #8E42DB is rgb(142, 66, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8E42DB: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. #8E42DB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8E42DB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8E42DB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8E42DB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8E42DB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8E42DB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8E42DB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#DB438F
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#DB4343
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#43DBDB
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Nearest named colors to #8E42DB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Brilliant Blue Violet color link
Brilliant Blue Violet

#8951E7

Purpley color link
Purpley

#8756E4

Brilliant Violet color link
Brilliant Violet

#9C51E7

Blue Violet color link
Blue Violet

#8A2BE2

Dark Orchid color link
Dark Orchid

#9932CC

Lovely Purple color link
Lovely Purple

#7F38EC

Lavender Indigo color link
Lavender Indigo

#9457EB

Jasmine Purple color link
Jasmine Purple

#A23BEC

When I Am Old I Shall Wear Purple color link
When I Am Old I Shall Wear Purple

#865CD3

Brilliant Indigo color link
Brilliant Indigo

#7751E7

Lightish Purple color link
Lightish Purple

#A552E6

Purple Flower color link
Purple Flower

#A74AC7

#8E42DB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E42DB
  • RGB142, 66, 219
  • CMYK30, 60, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(142, 66, 219)
  • HSL270°, 68%, 56%
  • HSL Precise269.804°, 68%, 55.882%
  • HSV270°, 70%, 86%
  • HSB270°, 70%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.259, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.259, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.259, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8E42DB
  • DECIMAL ID9323227
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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