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Colour

#8A00CA

  • #8A00CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8A00CA is a violet with RGB values 138, 0, 202 and HSL 281°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8A00CA#8A00CA
HEX#8A00CA
RGBrgb(138, 0, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0, 0.7922
RGB percentages54.1%, 0%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(281, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK31.7%, 100%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,170
CSS custom property--colour: #8A00CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#75FF35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7F4976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.9Blue violet · ΔE 8.4Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium blue · ΔE 26.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.7Indigo · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.93, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40CA00
Analogous#2500CA, #CA00A5
Triadic#CA8A00, #00CA8A
Split complementary#A5CA00, #00CA25
Tetradic#CA2500, #40CA00, #00A5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE97FF
Lighter +30%#CE64FF
Lighter +20%#BE31FF
Lighter +10%#AD00FD
Darker −10%#670097
Darker −20%#440064
Darker −30%#210031
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A00CA
Less saturated −25%#8119B1

Channel breakdown

R138
G0
B202
Red138 (54.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue280.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 00 · B CA

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