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Recognised as Colour

#8A00C4

  • #8A00C4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8A00C4 is a violet with RGB values 138, 0, 196 and HSL 282°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8A00C4#8A00C4
HEX#8A00C4
RGBrgb(138, 0, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0, 0.7686
RGB percentages54.1%, 0%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(282.2, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK29.6%, 100%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,164
CSS custom property--colour: #8A00C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#75FF3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#814672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.3Blue violet · ΔE 10.3Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Medium blue · ΔE 28.2Medium orchid · ΔE 28.7Indigo · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AC400
Analogous#2800C4, #C4009C
Triadic#C48A00, #00C48A
Split complementary#9CC400, #00C428
Tetradic#C42800, #3AC400, #009CC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE91FF
Lighter +30%#CF5EFF
Lighter +20%#C02BFF
Lighter +10%#AE00F7
Darker −10%#660091
Darker −20%#42005E
Darker −30%#1E002B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A00C4
Less saturated −25%#8018AC

Channel breakdown

R138
G0
B196
Red138 (54.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue282.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 00 · B C4

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