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Recognised as Colour

#8A00DC

  • #8A00DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8A00DC is a violet with RGB values 138, 0, 220 and HSL 278°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8A00DC#8A00DC
HEX#8A00DC
RGBrgb(138, 0, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0, 0.8627
RGB percentages54.1%, 0%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(277.6, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK37.3%, 100%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,188
CSS custom property--colour: #8A00DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#75FF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#795381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.5Blue violet · ΔE 8.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21Medium blue · ΔE 22.4Blue · ΔE 31.8Fuchsia · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52DC00
Analogous#1C00DC, #DC00C0
Triadic#DC8A00, #00DC8A
Split complementary#C0DC00, #00DC1C
Tetradic#DC1C00, #52DC00, #00C0DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFA9FF
Lighter +30%#CC76FF
Lighter +20%#B943FF
Lighter +10%#A610FF
Darker −10%#6A00A9
Darker −20%#4A0076
Darker −30%#2A0043
Darker −40%#0A0010
More saturated +25%#8A00DC
Less saturated −25%#831CC1

Channel breakdown

R138
G0
B220
Red138 (54.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue277.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 00 · B DC

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