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Recognised as Colour

#8400A8

  • #8400A8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8400A8 is a violet with RGB values 132, 0, 168 and HSL 287°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8400A8#8400A8
HEX#8400A8
RGBrgb(132, 0, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0, 0.6588
RGB percentages51.8%, 0%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(287.1, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK21.4%, 100%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,650,920
CSS custom property--colour: #8400A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#7BFF57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#813861no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.2Indigo · ΔE 19.7Purple · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24A800
Analogous#3000A8, #A80078
Triadic#A88400, #00A884
Split complementary#78A800, #00A830
Tetradic#A83000, #24A800, #0078A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E175FF
Lighter +30%#D642FF
Lighter +20%#CC0FFF
Lighter +10%#AC00DB
Darker −10%#5C0075
Darker −20%#340042
Darker −30%#0C000F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8400A8
Less saturated −25%#781593

Channel breakdown

R132
G0
B168
Red132 (51.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue287.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 00 · B A8

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