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Color space conversion

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RGB open »
Red Green Blue
55.69% 31.37% 68.63%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
279.16° 37.25% 50%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
279.16° 54.29% 68.63%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.56 0.31 0.69
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.78 0.37 0.5
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.78 0.54 0.69
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
19% 54% 0% 31%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.43 0.15 0.09
XYZ
X Y Z
21.76 14.58 42.23
CIE Lab
L a b
45.06 42.7 -40.58

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CSS notation

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#8e50af
rgb(142,80,175)
hsl(279, 37%, 50%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #8e50af

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #8e50af

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #8e50af

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #8e50af

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #8e50af

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #8e50af

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #8e50af

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #8e50af

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #8e50af

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #8e50af

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.