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Recognised as Colour

#8A00AF

  • #8A00AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A00AF is a violet with RGB values 138, 0, 175 and HSL 287°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8A00AF#8A00AF
HEX#8A00AF
RGBrgb(138, 0, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0, 0.6863
RGB percentages54.1%, 0%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(287.3, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK21.1%, 100%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,143
CSS custom property--colour: #8A00AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#75FF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#873B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.6Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 19.4Indigo · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25AF00
Analogous#3200AF, #AF007D
Triadic#AF8A00, #00AF8A
Split complementary#7DAF00, #00AF32
Tetradic#AF3200, #25AF00, #007DAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E37CFF
Lighter +30%#D949FF
Lighter +20%#CE16FF
Lighter +10%#B200E2
Darker −10%#62007C
Darker −20%#3A0049
Darker −30%#110016
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A00AF
Less saturated −25%#7D1699

Channel breakdown

R138
G0
B175
Red138 (54.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue287.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 00 · B AF

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